Huge Christmas Tree ( or edifice) goes up in Fuente Osmena. The height is more than 5 storeys high, and is just situated before the ASEAN Summit Counter.
As of the taking of this picture, there is now scarecely two weeks to go before the Cebu 12 th ASEAN Sumit 2006.
Joint Press Statement on Follow-up to the ASEAN-U.S. Enhanced Partnership, 17 November 2006
ASEAN Member Countries and the United States of America have agreed to continue to advance the ASEAN-U.S. Enhanced Partnership and the Plan of Action to Implement the Enhanced Partnership. Our cooperation also builds upon the ASEAN-U.S. Trade and Investment Framework Arrangement.
If you want to learn more about the statistics, economic indicators, trade, finance, and tourism related information of ASEAN Countries going into the 12th ASEAN summit in Cebu this coming Dec 11 to 14, check it out here.
The official site of 12th ASEAN SUMMIT: Cebu, Philippines
The Department of Health (DoH) has taken measures to guard against possible health-related emergencies that might arise during the 12th ASEAN Summit in this city from Dec. 11-13.Dr. Expedito A. Medalla, DoH-7 Health Emergency Management Staff Coordinator, said all the City Health Offices (CHOs) in Cebu province’s five cities have been instructed to step up training of their health staff on medical and emergency responses in time for the summit. The DoH will deploy a total of 34 ambulances in all key points during the summit which will be held on Dec. 11 to 13 in various places in the city.
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More neophyte policemen here were dispatched to Cebu City on Friday to beef up the security forces in preparation for the 12th ASEAN Summit this December.Camp Delgado’s Regional Intelligence and Investigation Division (RIID) chief Supt. Cornelio Defensor said it was the third batch of cops sent off by Camp Delgado to Cebu City since last month.
The cops, he said, are members of the Civil Disturbance Management team to be deployed in strategic areas during the ASEAN summit.
The first group composed of 113 cops arrived in Cebu last October. Few weeks later, another batch of 330 cops who were trained in internal security operations (ISO) were also sent.
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Foreign and local journalists, including the delegates, will savor numerous Filipino recipes with distinct regional flavors during the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit here on Dec. 11-13.The Manila-based catering service Via Mare, chosen to cater at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) during the summit, said the buffet table will feature a variety of Filipino dishes, including native delicacies to further promote the country’s food products.
“The menu will be basically Filipino because we want the delegates and the foreign media to experience the real taste of Filipino dishes,” said Diane Rosales, operations manager of Via Mare.
Sun.Star Network Online - Palace assures Asean delegates of ‘halal’ foods
Malacañang assured Muslim journalists and delegates to the 12th Asean Summit in Cebu next month that no pork will be in the menu during the summit duration, a statement said Saturday.
Malacañan has exempted the business sector in Cebu from a four-day holiday declaration in view of the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit next month, DZMM reported Friday.ABS-CBN correspondent Jun Perez reported that according to Presidential Proclamation 1032-A signed by Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, December 11 to 14 will be a special holiday in the cities of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu during the ASEAN Summit.
The delegation is headed by Cebu based undersecretary of DOT Ed Jarque Jr, and DOT Secretary, Cebu based Ace Durano. Tourists from China grew from 39, 581 arrivals in 2004 to 107, 456 in 2005. So far, the first 8 months this year recorded already a 35 percent increase.
Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Ace Durano sent to the CITM 2006 a 35-man delegation headed by DoT Undersecretary for Planning and Promotions Eduardo Jarque, Jr. to drum up interest from this market which has proven to have high potential to yield huge number of travelers.
Arroyo names spokesman for Cebu ASEAN Summit
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has named the country’s ambassador to Malaysia, Victoriano Lecaros, as spokesman for the 12th ASEAN Summit to be held next month in Cebu, central Philippines, reported local television network ABS-CBN News Wednesday.