Was Super Typhoon Yolanda really to blame for the tragedy it brought to Leyte last year or did local officials play a big part in the disaster?

This question was raised after the Commission on Audit (COA) found that four local government units (LGUs) in Leyte wasted no less than P11 million of their Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) a year before the strongest typhoon of 2013 hit them.

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