PRESIDENTIAL Adviser for Rehabilitation and Recovery Panfilo Lacson on Monday claimed that efforts to rebuild areas in Eastern Visayas that were ravaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan) were being hampered by local politics.

In a press briefing in Malacañang, Lacson described the problem as “prevalent,” citing instances where feuding politicians would not cooperate with each other, thus making coordination a huge challenge.

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