Evardone to push emergency powers for PNoy

Rep. Ben Evardone of Eastern Samar province won’t ditch his call for emergency powers for President Benigno Aquino 3rd despite opposition from administration and opposition lawmakers, saying that such a bold move was needed at this time.

Evardone stood his ground that he will move to grant emergency powers to President although a number of his colleagues including Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr., House Deputy Minority Leader Neri Colmenares of Bayan Muna party-list and Sen. Francis Escudero thumbed down his proposal either because the President did not ask for it, it could drive away investors and it would breed corruption because of a shortened procurement process.