Aquino finally approves Yolanda rehab plan

President Benigno Aquino III approved the plan for the country’s biggest rehabilitation effort since the end of World War II on Wednesday, October 29, nearly a year after Super Typhoon Yolanda battered the Visayas region. Rehabilitation Secretary Panfilo Lacson told Rappler that the public can now “expect an accelerated pace” when it comes to Yolanda-related programs, plans, and activities. It took Aquino 3 months to fully give the master plan his go-signal. Lacson submitted the $3.93 billion plan on August 1. Back then, Lacson said bulk of the plan was already virtually approved by Aquino, and needed his approval only for a “residual amount” of $828.25 million. The country commemorates the first year anniversary of the killer typhoon on November 8.

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