THE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Field Office for the National Capital Region provided assistance to 30 vendors to offset income loss amid tighter security for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit.
The summit and related events will be held in Pasay City from Nov. 15 to 17.
The DSWD said on Facebook that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and the department were aware of the tightened security. Last Sunday, the field office distributed family food packs (FFPs) for them.
They also received P10,000 each from DSWD to recover from the income that will be lost.
Director Victor Nuñez of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority's (MMDA) Traffic and Enforcement Group said there would be no road closures during the summit.
"We only have Security Exclusion Zones" on roads "within the perimeter" of the Philippine International Convention Center, Nuñez said in a video shared on Facebook by the MMDA on Monday.
The video can also be seen on both the Asean 2026 PH and Presidential Communications Office Facebook pages.
However, he said, "only the vehicles carrying the delegates will be allowed access" from Nov. 9 to 18.
Even government vehicles "cannot access easily unless they have the appropriate Asean sticker," he said.
The public was advised to take alternate routes. Northbound vehicles could traverse Seaside Boulevard, turn right to Macapagal Boulevard, turn left to EDSA, and turn left to Roxas Boulevard.
Southbound vehicles going to Diokno Boulevard and Macapagal Boulevard from Roxas Boulevard can turn right to EDSA to Diokno Boulevard or Macapagal Boulevard.
