The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Wednesday assured the participants of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit that all security concerns have been addressed.

"We have already fine-tuned almost every aspect and detail of this security operation," PNP chief Oscar Calderon told a press conference here.

The police has created two task forces to safeguard the summit, namely the National Task Force ASEAN Summit and Task Force Cebu, Calderon added.

The two police forces, made up of around 7,000 men, are joining the Philippine military's task force, which is composed of at least 5,500 soldiers, according to the police chief.

"We have poured in so much resources and manpower to insure that the security requirements of the Summit are adequately met," said Calderon.

Calderon said the PNP is not anticipating any violent activity during the summit. The military earlier said that the summit is safe from the terrorists from the Abu Sayyaf Group and the Jemaah Islamiyah.

Leaders of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are to converge in the Philippine city of Cebu this week for the annual ASEAN summit.

Last month, the 12th ASEAN summit was postponed by the Philippine organizers, who said a typhoon threat was the only reason.

However, several countries, including the U.S. and Australia, have been maintaining security advisories for their citizens against travel to the Philippines since then. Al-Qaida-linked militants could stage terror attacks during the summit, they said.

Source: Xinhua