CEBU CITY, Philippines - Key officials from the local and national government, and members of the private sector here are planning to expand the number of quarantine hotel rooms for Returning
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To recall, Malacañang ordered all international flights bound for MCIA to Ninoy Aquino International Airport from May 29 to June 5.that during their meeting, stakeholders agreed to open more hotel rooms to accommodate arriving ROFs and OFWs who needed a place to stay as they wait for their RT-PCR test results.
Cebu implements a Swab-Upon-Arrival policy, which deviates from those mandated by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Disease .But Garcia questioned the ‘huge discrepancy’ of room rates between those located in Metro Manila and those in Cebu.“There is a huge disparity of what is being paid by OWWA in our hotels here, which is P1,400… And on the other hand, in Manila, for a 3-star hotel, it’s P2,500. Then it goes up to P2,800 to P3,000,” she said.
“They said is because of COA limitations. I asked the regional director of COA here in Region 7 to check what is allowed only, and whether or not in fact there is such as a limitation. She said she is not aware of such a cap, and that she is double-checking whether there is a cap,” she added.
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