Recent Interview of Philippine President Aquino on CNN's Amanpour 11/13/2013

by Des ~Aquino did not diss LGU efforts, here's what he said: Unfortunately, policemen... employees of the city government were also affected, tending to their own families... and very few can report for work, "hence, the national government had to not just augment what the local government could do but actually replace a lot of the personnel with personnel from other regions to take care of government's vital function."
~Philippines visited by 20 typhoons every year, more than 20 this year.