Former Senator Panfilo Lacson will lead reconstruction efforts in areas ravaged by Super Typhoon Yolanda (international codename: Haiyan), which hit the Visayas region on Nov.8.
“After a series of consultations and briefings from experts in the field of reconstruction and rehabilitation of disaster-stricken areas over the weekend, I decided to accept the President’s offer to be rehab czar,” Lacson told reporters in a text message on Sunday night.
“Those consultations gave me the confidence that the task, while daunting, is doable within the period of his presidency. I have informed the President of my decision and he has acknowledged the same,” he added.
The monster typhoon took more than 5,600 lives and left more than P30 billion damage in agriculture and infrastructure. — JDS, GMA News
