Summit official brings good news to Cebu

Together with his wish for a peaceful Christmas celebration, an official of the ASEAN National Organizing Committee (NOC) brings an added ego booster to Cebuanos by confirming the report early this week about the attendance of the 15 heads of states in the 12th ASEAN Summit in January.

In a phone interview over ABS-CBN Cebu TV Patrol, 12th ASEAN Summit Spokesman Amb. Victoriano Lecaros said that the 15 heads of states have indeed confirmed that they are attending the international event.

He added that aside from the leaders, many of the economic ministers of the ASEAN member countries and dialog partners will also be coming to hold another round of talks.

“You see, all the talks about losses when the summit was cancelled due to the typhoon will now be dispelled for they (economic ministers and other officials) will come for the second time and spend their money here,” says Lecaros.

The summit was postponed next month after typhoon Seniang hit the Visayas islands shortly before the event should have officially opened here last week at the newly-built Cebu International Convention Center. (PIA)