LAPU-LAPU CITY — At least 3,670 security and medical personnel are securing Lapu-Lapu City as the Philippines prepares to host regional defense meetings involving Asean member states from Oct. 26 to 30.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) held a send-off ceremony at the Liberty Shrine in Barangay Mactan on Friday to mark the deployment of security forces for the 20th Asean Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and the 13th ADMM-Plus.
The main ministerial meetings will run on Oct. 28 and 29 at the Mactan Expo Center, where defense officials will discuss regional peace and security.