No need for ‘letter of acceptance’ for passengers bound for Cebu province

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/02/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Cebu Provincial Government announced on Tuesday, February 2, that they will not require passengers arriving at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) to present letters of coordination upon entry. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia told…

MCIA receives accreditation from Airports Council International

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/30/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippines’ second-busiest airport has received accreditation from the international trade organization representing the world’s airport authorities. The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) was awarded the Airports Council International – Airport Health Accreditation…

Cebu solon opposes renaming Mactan airport

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu 3rd District Representative Pablo John Garcia expressed opposition to proposals renaming the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). “With due respect to the authors of the bills under consideration, whom I hold in…

Passenger caught with fake document at MCIA

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/23/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Authorities from Cebu City’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) intercepted a passenger at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) in possession of fake documents needed for entry. The city government’s Public Information Office (PIO), in…

DOH-7 monitors 3 patients in Cebu suspected to have new virus variant

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/23/2021

[UPDATED] CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Health in Central Visayas (DOH-7) is now monitoring a total of three patients in Cebu suspected to have the new and more infectious coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) variant. Dr.…

Two passengers in quarantine in Cebu for suspected new variant

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/22/2021

[UPDATED] CEBU CITY, Philippines — Samples from two passengers, who arrived in Cebu via Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) from Dubai and the United States, were sent to the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) to determine if they…

Lapu-Lapu CESU head: All arriving int’t travellers will be quarantined, swabbed

Futch Anthony Inso 01/14/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Lapu-Lapu City government will now put under 14-day quarantine and swab test all its residents, who will arrive at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) and who traveled from other countries. Grace Carungay,…

Chinese national, 6 others held at MCIA for fake Letter of Acceptance

Futch Anthony Inso 01/13/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – Six Filipinos and one Chinese national were being held at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) this afternoon, January 13, 2021, after authorities discovered that their Letter of Acceptance from the Lapu-Lapu City Government…

Lapu-Lapu gov’t monitors 16 travellers from countries with cases of new COVID strain

Futch Anthony Inso 01/10/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines —The Lapu-Lapu City government is monitoring 16 additional travellers from countries with confirmed cases of the new variant of Sars-coV-2. Sars-coV-2 is the virus that causes COVID-19. Grace Carungay, head of the City Epidemiology…

MCIA closes port for non-Filipino passengers from flagged countries

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/30/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has closed its ports to passengers from the 19 countries with the reported new strain of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as mandated by the national Interagency…

Passengers bound for Cebu City from flagged countries will be quarantined

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City-bound passengers from countries reported to have the new strain of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) will be quarantined for 14 days in a health facility should they arrive today before the…

Chan to ask IATF to allow resumption of int’l flights in MCIA

Futch Anthony Inso 12/17/2020

MCIA Terminal 2 | Photo courtesy of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is planning to send a letter to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management…

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