As expected, most of the questions asked by the press this morning pertained to the series of bombings that rocked Mindanao last night. At the press conference inside the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) 12th ASEAN Summit Secretary General Marciano Paynor said the bombings in Mindanao do not affect the holding of the summit here in Cebu, stressing that the summit venues are safe and secured.
Paynor said the terrorists are just trying to make a statement by attacking soft targets especially now that the international media is focused in the Philippines as the 10 leaders of ASEAN and six dialogue partner countries are expected to begin their talks tomorrow.
"I symphatized with the families of the victims of the bombings, but rest assured Cebu is safe and secured and there is no change in the schedule of the summit," Lecaros said.
Another round of press conference is scheduled to take place at noon time yesterday.
