MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives will no longer push for the grant of emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte to solve Metro Manila’s traffic crisis, Speaker Alan Cayetano said Monday. “What we’re saying, siguro makikita ng iba sa Senate so far hearings nila sa traffic and transportation, panay problema. Bills granting emergency powers to Duterte had been filed in the 17th Congress but failed to prosper in the Senate amid questions on its effectivity to address the national capital’s traffic gridlock. In the current 18th Congress, at least three bills granting emergency powers to Duterte have been filed in the House while Sen. Francis Tolentino filed the same in the upper chamber. /jeREAD: Duterte admits failure to solve Edsa trafficRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 04, 2019 06:11 UTC