MANILA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines plans to ban security personnel from carrying mobile phones while on duty during the leaders' summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asian Summit (EAS) in November, local media reported on Sunday.
Quoting ASEAN Security Task Force Director Napoleon Taas, the GMA News Online reported that the use of mobile phones while on duty compromises the security plan laid out for the leaders of ASEAN and major dialogue partners including the United States, Japan, India and Russia.
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