‘No reason to grant Aquino extra powers’

President Benigno Aquino 3rd does not need extra powers to address a looming power crisis, Sen. Sergio Osmeña 3rd said on Thursday.

In an interview after a hearing of the Senate committee on energy on a proposed joint resolution that seeks to grant Aquino additional powers, Osmeña said he does not see enough reasons to justify the enactment of a measure allowing the President to establish additional generating capacity, noting that the government can avert the power shortage by tapping resources currently available.