TAGBILARAN CITY -- Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade wants to strengthen connectivity among Southeast Asian nations and come up with a single maritime industry in the region.
Tugade underscored this vision at the start of the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Maritime Transport Working Group (TWG) Meeting on Tuesday at a resort in the island town of Panglao, Bohol.
About 200 delegates from 10 ASEAN countries will be in town to hammer out policies for a unified, regional maritime industry in Southeast Asia.
Tugade shared his visits to fish and sea ports as well as the new Bohol airport to make a point about connectivity.
"I wanted to see the connectivity of this island in relation to other islands," Tugade said.
He hopes the delegates will see the impact of connectivity in a bigger platform and wider paradigm with a single shipping industry bound by a uniform policy and guided by the ASEAN spirit.
The TWG will put in place mechanisms for connectivity that can ensure sustainability and profitability of a connected maritime industry for ASEAN countries.
The meeting will seek policy direction in connecting the various countries of ASEAN in terms of infrastructure and also in security.
As this developed, more than 3,500 security personnel have been detailed in various places near the venue. Medical stations have also been installed in the coastal areas for emergency situations.
Police Regional Office - 7 Director, Chief Supt. Jose Mario Espino, said there are no perceived threats for the meetings in Bohol. He said the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency has assured the local police force that there are no serious threats that may disrupt the second ASEAN meeting held in Bohol. (Dave Albarado/PNA)
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