Clark, Subic security measures in place for ASEAN Summit 2026 --organizing council

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There will be also security deployment outside of Metro Manila as the country gears up to welcome global leaders for the 49th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits on November 16 to 18, the organizing council said on Sunday.

Retired Major General Potenciano Camba, ASEAN National Organizing Council deputy director general for operations, said some guests could arrive in Clark, Pampanga and Subic, Zambales.

"We have a very significant security deployment all over Metro Manila and outside Metro Manila. Sa paghahanda natin, ang main arrival natin ay Manila, pero may mga alternate tayo na arrival area lalo na ang Clark at Subic," he told Super Radyo dzBB.

(We have a very significant security deployment all over Metro Manila and outside Metro Manila. In our preparation, our main arrival point is Manila, but we have alternate arrival areas, especially Clark and Subic.)

Moreover, the organizing council said that it has monitored possible protests during the summit.

"May mga impormasyon tayo na, alam mo naman demokrasya ang ating bansa, may mga report ng protesta. Pero sa panuntunan ng PNP, kaya naman nilang i-address," said Camba.

(We have information that—you know our country is a democracy—there are reports of protests. But under the guidelines of the PNP, they are capable of addressing them.)

As part of security measures, there will be exclusion zones at the Philippine International Convention Center — the venue for the international event — where entry is subject to screening.

"Doon sa Philippine International Convention Center sa Pasay, magkakaroon tayo ng exclusion zone. So magiging restricted ang vehicle entry at mga hindi authorized na hindi papasok doon," said Camba.

(There at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, we will have an exclusion zone. So vehicle entry will be restricted, and unauthorized individuals will not be allowed to enter there.)

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The Philippine National Police earlier said that it is monitoring a low-level threat to the upcoming summit. —KG, GMA News