MCIAA, in a statement, also clarified that repatriation efforts for the stranded foreigners in the country was not their initiative and that they were only following what was “mandated by the Inter-agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases .”
“They go through quarantine checks, and are required to follow airport precautionary measures against COVID-19. The responsibility of arranging their accommodations is not a function of the airport,” the airport authority added.Gwen questions MCIAA for allowing Cebu to be ‘receptacle’ of foreigners due for repatriation
Garcia said 38 foreigners landed via private plane at the MCIA on Saturday, March 28, 2020, while two others arrived at the Samboan port on Sunday, March 29, despite the province’s policy prohibiting the entry of anyone into the province amid the COVID-19 situation.MCIAA General Manager Steve Dicdican, in an earlier statement, said they were “just as surprised about their arrival as there was no prior coordination with the airport nor with the Department of Tourism.
In a series of tweets on Wednesday morning, April 1, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. “begged” Garcia to allow the foreigners to get in Cebu and MCIA in order for them to board the sweeper flights back to their countries.Gwen to Locsin: ‘I am not making things difficult but coordination is needed’
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