President Benigno Aquino 3rd on Wednesday issued an “overarching” directive to his Cabinet to immediately work to rebuild areas struck by Super typhoon Yolanda based an an action plan being crafted by Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.

In a statement, Palace spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Balisacan had presented the Yolanda Recovery and Action Plan during their meeting but would need another round of discussions on Friday to finalize it.

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