Aquino stays in Tacloban, relief goods reach towns

President Benigno Aquino III said he intends to stay in Tacloban for as long as it takes, or until he’s satisfied with the results of relief efforts in the two provinces badly hit by Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan): Leyte and Eastern Samar. The President conceded he failed to see some changes he had hoped to witness one week after the onslaught of the killer typhoon. The government however claimed all 40 municipalities of Leyte now have access to relief supplies. The total cost of damage has breached the P10-billion mark, while official death toll stood at 3,976 as of November 17.

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