Protesters promised they would swim and ride on motorbancas from the South Road Properties (SRP) to Malacañang sa Sugbu. Swimmers didn’t reckon with stamina; the boat riders, with the Navy. No swimmer or boat got near Malacañang sa Sugbo. Their beef: “US intervention in Asean.” (Sun.Star photo/Allan Cuizon)
CITING a shortage of funds, the Cebu City Task Force Asean is asking for P3 million more on top of the P20-million budget it got last June for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit activities.
Mayor Tomas Osmeña also asked the Cebu City Council to pass a resolution appropriating P5 million, which will be spent for the fuel of all police cars that will be mobilized during the summit next month.
The allocation for fuel, he said, will ensure the maximum mobility of all vehicles of the police and other groups assisting the City in its preparations for the summit.
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