WHEN President Benigno Aquino 3rd visits Europe and the United States this September (Sept.13-24), it would be wise for him to bring along a competent, credible and coherent report on international assistance and aid extended to the Philippines and Haiyan (Yolanda) victims by foreign governments and international organizations and charities, and of course a report as well on the progress of recovery and reconstrruction in the affected regions and communities. He can present these along with our people’s thanks to the foreign heads of state and heads of organizations who will host or receive him.
Ten months after Haiyan’s landfall in East Visayas (“11/8” in my nomenclature to underscore the date), and with just two months to go before we mark the first anniversary of the perfect storm, a report to donors is clearly overdue and fitting.
Continue reading with one of these options:
Ad-free access
P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
- Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
- Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)