SECRETARY Corazon Soliman, of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) should be held liable for the reported dumping of relief goods intended for the survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda in the Visayas Region, an opposition lawmaker said.
According to Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, Soliman cannot claim that she was not aware of the incident because it is her agency that is in charge of the ongoing relief efforts in the Yolanda-affected areas. “Local officials in the Yolanda affected areas have been asking for relief goods from day one and even up to now complaints about the lack of goods being distributed are heard only to learn that some of the donations were just left to rot,” Estrada said.
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