The Philippine government should not use the devastation brought by super typhoon Yolanda to justify the US' increased rotational presence (IRP) in the country, lawmakers said on Thursday.

Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate and Kabataan Party-list Terry Ridon hit Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario's statement on Monday as "insensitive" and an "insult" to those who perished in the onslaught of super typhoon Yolanda.

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