ASEAN Security Task Force Director Napoleon Taas will also deploy security personnel to act as close-in security for Asean delegates. Security at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport will be tightened, while security officials will patrol Manila Bay and the Pasig River. PNP chief Ronald de la Rosa said the police fine-tuned almost every aspect and detail of the elaborate security operation through the Asean Security Task Force in coordination with the Asean-NOC and participating agencies. “For Indonesia I think it will be a follow-up of what President Duterte and President Widodo had talked about in Jakarta when the President went there for a visit. This is a return state visit of President Widodo.

Source: Manila Times April 23, 2017 16:52 UTC