Palace orders Cebu-bound flights diverted to NAIA due to lack of quarantine facilities

Malacañang ordered all international flights bound for Mactan Cebu International Airport to be diverted to Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila from May 29 to June 5 due to a lack of quarantine facilities in Cebu.

Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque stated that the diversion was not defiance but rather because Cebu ran out of quarantine hotels and recently approved mixed use for their hotels.

The memo signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea instructed government agencies to enforce IATF protocols, regardless of local government unit (LGU) protocols.