Aquino arrives in Bohol to check on calamity rehabilitation

President Benigno Aquino III. AFP FILE PHOTO

TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines — President Benigno Aquino arrived at the airport here, on Monday, at around 4 p.m. on board the presidential plane.

He went directly to the bunkhouses in Loon, Bohol, on board a black Montero.

The President stayed at the site of the bunkhouses for about 15 minutes to check on the water and electricity there.

He did not have any interaction with the beneficiaries and left for the Cong. Natalio Castillo Memorial Hospital, also in Loon town.

He was given a briefing on the retrofitted 25-bed capacity hospital, which has been housing the patients who were previously staying in a tent hospital provided by the Department of Health.

As of posting time, the President has been staying at the same hospital to meet with local residents and Bohol officials.

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