Airport screening procedures now include departing passengers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 03/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Another layer of screening procedures will be implemented at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA). The Bureau of Quarantine in Central Visayas (BOQ – 7) announced in a press conference on Monday, March 9,…

Travelers warned: False info can land you in jail

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/29/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial government has warned dishonest travelers arriving in Cebu that they may be imprisoned for one year or pay a fine of P5,000 if they will be caught putting false information…

Philippine Airlines relaunches Cebu-Los Angeles route

Rhobie Alburo Ruaya 02/20/2020

Flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) proudly re-introduces a nonstop Cebu to Los Angeles route that will start service on May 2, 2020 giving the Central Visayas region its first direct link to North America. At over 11,800…

No more Filipino passengers quarantined in Apas facility

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines—There will be no more Filipino passengers from China and Taiwan who will be staying in a designated quarantine facility in Barangay Apas, here. This developed after a government health officer assigned to monitor the…

Need for quarantine to surge with inclusion of Taiwan in travel ban

Rosalie O. Abatayo 02/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — With Taiwan’s official inclusion in the Philippine government’s travel ban amid the 2019 novel coronavirus threat, the Cebu provincial government is expecting a surge in the number of Filipinos who will need to…

MCIA’s passenger traffic up by 11.3% in 2019 – report

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2020

  CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) recorded an 11.3 percent growth in passenger traffic in 2019 and before some international flights were cancelled as a result of the 2019 coronavirus (2019-nCov) scare.…

Cebu airport shortlisted for Routes Asia 2020

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is shortlisted for the Routes Asia 2020 Awards for best airports under the “4 million -20 million” category.  Routes Asia announced on January 30, 2020 the full…

150 Filipinos from China return via Cebu airport

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines–A total of 150 Filipinos who returned from China and its special administrative regions (SAR) arrived at Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) from February 2 to February 6, 2020,  data from airport authorities show. 88…

Loopholes in rules to prevent spread of nCoV: Only Cebu has ‘strict measures’

Rosalie Abatayo 02/07/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Taking measures, or the lack thereof, by a local government unit (LGU) takes a toll not only in its immediate jurisdiction. With Cebu being the “only” local government unit that had  strict protocols…

Business as usual in MCIA; workers remain free of 2019-nCoV symptoms

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/06/2020

  LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines – It’s business as usual in Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) despite a state of emergency to curb threats of the 2019 novel coronavirus or 2019-nCoV. Top officials of the Mactan Cebu International…

MCIA under state of emergency; holding areas readied; no-contact measure implemented

Futch Anthony Inso, Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2020

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — Authorities from the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) assure that they are ready to handle the influx of returning Filipinos from China. In a press conference on Monday, February 3, officials from the…

Pinoys returning from China via Cebu are placed under quarantine or self-quarantine

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Quarantine and self-quarantine measures are now underway as authorities recorded close to 100 Filipino residents returning from China to the Philippines via Cebu. Central Visayas’ Department of Health (DOH -7) and Bureau of…

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