WITH the staggering amounts pouring in from foreign and local donors for the survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda last month, private citizens have formed groups that would audit and closely monitor the cash-and-kind donations actually go to the intended beneficiaries.

This, despite the assurance given by newly anointed rehabilitation czar Ping Lacson of his “zero waste fund” objective to ensure that all donations head for their rightful recipients. He also vowed to be “politically blind” with his task in rebuilding battered communities.

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