House approves bill renaming MCIA in honor of Lapulapu

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/25/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The House of Representatives on Thursday, March 25 passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to rename the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). The lower chamber of Congress announced that a…

Chan backs Gwen’s no RT-PCR test policy for local tourists

Futch Anthony Inso 02/25/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan is willing to harmonize the city’s policy with that of the Cebu Provincial Government for tourists and travelers who want to visit Cebu. Earlier, Governor Gwendolyn Garcia…

Mandaue’s tourism personnel to assist city’s returning OFWs

Mary Rose Sagarino 02/12/2021

Mandaue City’s returning OFWs will be assisted by the city’s tourism personnel upon their arrival at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport. | Photo courtesy of GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation MANDAUE CITY, Philippines – The Mandaue City government…

MCIA logs ‘very low’ passenger traffic for 2020

Futch Anthony Inso 02/04/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines –The Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) has only recorded a ‘very low’ 2.7 million combined passenger traffic in 2020 for both domestic and international travel. This was confirmed by Aines Librodo, GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation…

Labella to look into Gwen’s allegations of misrepresentation by Cebu City EOC on airport arrivals

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 02/03/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella said he will look into the allegations of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia that the city’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has been requiring arriving passengers at the Mactan Cebu…

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,…

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