Rep. Martin Romualdez of Leyte has refused to take offense to the comment made by President Benigno Aquino 3rd that the local government of Leyte wasn’t prepared enough for the onslaught of typhoon Yolanda—the strongest storm recorded in the world for 2013.

Romualdez was referring to the comment made by the Chief Executive when President Aquino stopped by the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council meeting last Saturday—ahead of the President’s visit to Tacloban on Sunday.

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