ASEAN SUMMIT in CEBU

[tolstoi]

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no problemo dozen :mrgreen:

kani mao sad ni magdala ug traffic unya..


PNP to implement no permit, no rally policy during ASEAN Summit
11/27/2006


CEBU CITY, Nov. 27–The Philippine National Police (PNP) said it will enforce a "no permit, no rally" policy during the 12th ASEAN Summit here on Dec. 10-14.

Chief Supt. Silverio Alarcio Jr., police director for Central Visayas and chair of the ASEAN Committee on Security Preparations, said they will exert their best effort to implement the policy while exercising maximum tolerance.

"Our policies under the law are -- no permit, no rally and maximum tolerance. So that's basically how we are going to handle the protest rallies," Alarcio said.

Alarcio called on the public to stay away from rallies and help to convince the militant groups not to stage protest actions during the four-day summit.

"I am asking the people of Cebu to convince them (the militant groups) not to spoil our preparations for the summit. We have to exert all our efforts, resources and time to prepare for this and then there are some militant organizations that will just disrupt the preparations," Alarcio said.

[darkraven]

mao jud fanhan.

mag dry run sila ika friday nga holiday manang adlawa....

unsaon nila pagkita kung unsa jud ang mahitabo if mag dry run sila og holiday...

[raddiboy]

Tolstoi , naa mo work diri anang mga adlawa?? naa man mi... paita sa byahe oy...

[baron]

^ Hopefully the militants could very well exercise their freedom of expression in a proper way than just try to rally all over Cebu just to show the delegates that they are protesting for some issues.

If the rallies would entail compromising public welfare and safety, then it should not be done. Otherwise, the militants are just exercising their right irresponsibly, neglecting the rights of others in the process.

[Veya]

it is a big opportunity for us cebuanos ...but mura ko nahimog critic sa tanan nakong na kit-an karon...imagine gipanindot nila ang cebu especially mactan pero ang areas ra nga makita sa delegates. so meaning ang places nga dili makita..gipasagdan nlgn gihapon nila. have u noticed sa mga lamp post karon..they are so nice...meaning maka afford diay dyud ta? so sdhy karon ra man ni ? you should see mactan area..i mean before wala dyud ayo..then suddenly it turns out to be something nga murag extreme ra kaau. naa pay display nga native goods sa barrio area.

[clarkhkent]

at tolstoi murag sa mactan ra man na nga map bro pero sa cebu city unta to....wala pa gyud gihapon sa?

[samsungster]

i am now preparing my bike... believe me traffic will be chaos on those days...

[cc_3125]

cebu city map unta kay murag mag lakaw dyud ko ani...

[aleyson]

forced excercise....haha walk to work.

[grabehbebe]

PSG tasked to guard other ASEAN leaders

THE ELITE Presidential Security Group (PSG) will not only protect President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Cebu City but the leaders of the other member-countries as well.

In a statement issued Monday, Philippine National Police Director General Oscar Calderon said the security forces were ready for the summit next month.

“So far, so good. We are ahead of schedule in implementing our security preparations. All personnel and resources are in place,” he said.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines Central Command under Lieutenant General Cardozo Luna has also formed a support group under Task Force Alalay.

Not only the ASEAN leaders but the members of their delegations will be protected as well, Calderon said.

He said “a sizable contingent of police personnel” had been gathered under Task Group Cebu headed by Chief Superintendent Silverio Alarcio to provide security to all the delegates from the 10 ASEAN member-states and at least seven observer-nations.

All summit venues, hotels and other places where delegates may gather will be secured, Calderon said.

He said all security personnel recently completed refresher courses on VIP security, police interdiction techniques, tactical operations, civil disturbance management and human rights.

He said the police recently acquired hundreds of new patrol cars, motorcycles, support vehicles, mobile communication units and other equipment.

He said the gun-carrying privileges of licensed firearm owners at the summit venues had been suspended.

Certain air space over Metro Cebu had been declared “restricted fly zones” for the duration of the summit in coordination with air transportation authorities, he added.

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