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Palace: Cebu-bound flights diverted due to lack of quarantine facilities
International flights to Mactan-Cebu International Airport will be diverted to Manila from May 29 to June 5 due to a lack of quarantine facilities in Cebu.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque stated that Cebu ran out of available hotel rooms for returning Filipinos.
The diversion aims to provide a window to increase quarantine facilities and finalize arrival protocols in Cebu.
The Department of Tourism has since approved the mixed use of hotels to accommodate more arrivals.
Roque assured that the disruption is temporary and that the system will be fixed to ensure sufficient hotel rooms in Cebu.
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