ASEAN SUMMIT in CEBU

[nab_uang]

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Capitol consultant: No need for more funds for CICC
Cristina C. Birondo
The Freeman
12/20/2006

There is no more need to appropriate additional funds for the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit as far as the Cebu International Convention Center is concerned, according to Capitol consultant Pablo John Garcia.

Pablo John, the consultant on information, organization and management, said the CICC, which is the provincial government's main commitment to the national government in the hosting of the said international gathering, has been completed with a total of P515 million appropriations.

And even if CICC is now being picked as the main venue for the Asean Summit and the East Asia Summit, Pablo John said the building is constructed in such a way that it will be very flexible to whatever changes in configuration that the new summit schedules and the new activities would require because it was designed not only as a convention center but also as an exhibition center.

He also said that if there is going to be additional expenses incurred in the process, he said it would only be minimal.

"And in any event it will be spent in such a way that this will not only be for the Asean Summit but for the eventual operation of the CICC as a convention and exhibition center," he said.

Moreover, Pablo John said the causes of the CICC leak have been already attended to, saying that the leak was due to the installation of the glass panels on the canopy and that it had nothing to do with the roof.

"It had to with the application of more sealant to bind the glass to the aluminum frames. I think this has already been completed," he said.

"And as far as the leak caused by the positioning of the air condition units, I think they're already correcting that. They have raised the aircon units," he added.

At present, the WT Construction Inc., the main contractor for the civil works at the CICC, and its sub-contractors are still at CICC to monitor the list of corrections and the structure in general to see if there is a need to implement some changes to improve it further.

Even the contractor of the air conditioning units and the supplier of the escalator are still there at the CICC.

Nevertheless, he said none of the existing contractors at the CICC have incurred negative slippage.

The national organizing committee for the 12th Asean Summit is expected to be back by January 4 to prepare the function rooms to be used for the new summit schedules.

[goryo13]

let's hope madayon unta. all the pain of the people behind it and the coming out of CEBU to the world will be a waste time and opportunity... para sa CEBU ni BAI!!

let's get this done and over with.

[nab_uang]

16 countries confirm summit attendance
By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News
Last updated 01:56pm (Mla time) 12/22/2006

THE attendance of all 15 invited countries is confirmed for the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.

“Everybody who is expected to come in December will all come in January,” said Ambassador Victoriano Lecaros yesterday.

This brings to 16 the number of heads of state, including the summit host President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, who will converge in Cebu on Jan. 13 to 15 for the ASEAN Summit and its related meetings.

The leaders expected to come for the summit include Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Myanmar Prime Minister Gen. Soe Win, Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyenh Tang Dung, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen, Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah, Laotian Prime and Minister Bouasanon Bouphavanh.

The heads of the ASEAN’s six dialogue partners’ include Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark, Australian Prime Minister John Howard, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

“The preliminary meetings will start on Jan. 11 and 12 while the meeting of the heads of state will follow on 13, 14, and 15,” Lecaros said.

The main meetings are the 12th ASEAN Summit on Jan. 13, the 10th ASEAN+3 Summit on Jan. 14 and the 2nd East Asia Summit on Jan. 15.

Lecaros said details of the meetings and its specific venues in Cebu as well as the flow of activities will be announced today by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto Romulo in Manila.

Today ends the 10-day period in which the national organizing committee (NOC) had to consolidate schedules of all participating leaders.

[angelicax]

maayo unta madayon na... mang hinaot ta nga walay nay kakulian...

but month of January is for politicians preparation for Jan. 30 filing of COC.... hahahay basin naa sad political storm in reforming of political parties....

[nocram]

18 na ang country bai,ang republic of cebu del norte ug ang cebu del sur!!! hahaha!

[INFRACTION]

mayta madayun oi... its for the Cebu's exposure to the international community... sana mas prosperous ang Cebu kaysa Manila...

another is that para wala na sai klase karong january ... heheh - mabaw kaau akong rasones ba eheh

[goryo13]

so far, daghan na ministers ni confirm mo attend sila so, things looks rosy... then maayo unta e holiday nalang gyud

[SamuraiArcher]

ready naman ang Cebu for the summit

[dubioz]

Say, can we tour the Convention Center? Like we can tour the Cultural Center in Manila, ba.

[jancemsy]

ang ang madayon jud ni!!!