THE House panel in the bicameral conference committee is not amenable to any changes in its version of a proposed joint resolution granting emergency powers to President Benigno Aquino 3rd to address a looming power crisis this summer.

Rep. Reynaldo Umali, head of the House bicameral delegation, on Wednesday said they will stand by their version particularly on how Interruptible Load Program (ILP) participants will be compensated for running their own generator sets (gensets) during tight supply.

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