Philippines assures completion of new convention center for ASEAN summit
The Philippine government assured Wednesday that the convention center in Cebu, central Philippines, will be completed before the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in December.
Presidential Chief Protocol Marciano Paynor said construction of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) in Mandaue is near its completion stage and will be operational by November 15.
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The CICC is 54.4 percent completed with a positive slippage of 2.6 percent. I am very aware of various concerns in Cebu. The Cebu provincial government led by Governor Gwen Garcia is vigorously ensuring CICC be completed by November 15," Paynor told a press briefing.
"It was told the interior of the building is already finished and that furnishings are being considered now. That is not a problem knowing fully well that Cebu has a robust furniture industry," he added.
The ASEAN summit is scheduled on December 11 to 13, to be followed by a summit meeting of leaders of China, Japan, South Korea and ASEAN countries also known as 2nd East Asian Summit.
Paynor said the Department of Foreign Affairs
has prepared contingency measures if the CICC will not be completed in time for the summit, which will be hosted by the Philippines which assumed ASEAN presidency by the end of July from Malaysia.
Source: Xinhua