Malacañang on Friday shrugged off a growing clamor for Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla to resign for allegedly fabricating a power crisis scenario next summer.

Several groups, including the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines-led Nagkaisa, accused Petilla of painting a false picture to justify the call for emergency powers for President Benigno Aquino 3rd.

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