Cebu sticks with EO on foreign arrivals, Gwen hits on IATF again

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/16/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu will still implement its policies on foreign arrivals despite concerns raised by the national government. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia on Wednesday, February 16, 2022, clarified that she is merely following the protocols on…

Cebu mulls offering single-jab vax to unvaccinated foreign tourists 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/08/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – As part of its plans to accept foreign tourists again, the provincial government of Cebu is eyeing to offer COVID-19 vaccines to unvaccinated travelers. In a recent press interview, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia announced…

Unvaccinated ROFs arriving at MCIA to pay for swab tests

Morexette Marie B. Erram 02/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Swab tests at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) are no longer free for unvaccinated travelers from abroad.  This after Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia issued Memorandum No. 7, Series of 2022, requiring Returning Overseas…

OFWs, ROFs who are non-Cebu residents can now enter country via MCIA 

Morexette Marie B. Erram 01/03/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Starting tomorrow, January 4, Filipino travelers from overseas, who are not residents of Cebu, will be allowed to enter the country via Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).  Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia on Monday, January…

24 airports damaged by Odette will be commercially operational by Dec. 28 – Tugade

Daphne Galvez 12/28/2021

MANILA, Philippines — A total of 24 airports in the country sustained minor, major, and critical damage due to Typhoon Odette, which pummeled several provinces of the Visayas and the northern portions of Mindanao and Palawan, Transport…

MCIA resumes operations on Sunday

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 12/18/2021

  CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will resume operations on December 19, 2021, for domestic flights. In a meeting with Cebu Provincial Governor Gwendolyn Garcia, MCIA Authority (MCIAA) officials said they have…

It’s Lapulapu, not Lapu-Lapu: Ahong pushes for city to be renamed, too

Morexette Marie B. Erram 12/08/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Junard “Ahong” Chan also wants the city to be renamed to the correct spelling of the country’s first hero. Chan made this pronouncement after the Malacañang on December 7, 2021…

GMCAC opens Airport Bazaar at MCIA

Futch Anthony Inso 12/07/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) has officially opened its Airport Bazaar: Yuletide Edition at the Terminal 1 of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA). The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by GMCAC top officials,…

MCIA reports improving passenger traffic

Futch Anthony Inso 12/07/2021

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) is slowly recovering from months of slow passenger traffic. Lissa Aines Librodo, Airline Marketing and Tourism Development head of GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation, said that currently, they…

GMCAC execs post bail over Anti-Dummy criminal cases

Morexette Marie B. Erram, Pegeen Maisie M. Sararaña 11/28/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines —Executives from GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC) posted bail on Friday, November 26 over criminal cases accusing them of violating the Anti-Dummy Law. In a statement sent to reporters, GMCAC, the co-managing body of…

Bongbong & Sara in Cebu this Nov. 26 as guests for LMP conference

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/26/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio will be in Cebu again but this time, officially as a tandem for next year’s elections. Liloan Mayor Christina Frasco confirmed…

Arriving overseas passengers at MCIA told: Register for One Health Pass

Morexette Marie B. Erram 11/24/2021

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Starting November 26, all overseas passengers arriving at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA) will have to register for the One Health Pass (OHP). GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation (GMCAC), in an advisory sent to…

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