According to Board Member John Ismael Borgonia, the provincial government will continue with its “testing upon arrival” policy when international flights resume at MCIA in Lapu-Lapu City on June 13, unless the court declares the ordinance as unlawful. 2021-04, the local law behind Cebu’s arrival protocol. While waiting for the results, returning Filipinos need to go on hotel quarantine for only two to three days. Garcia’s policy, which was later adopted into an ordinance, defies IATF rules, which mandate swabbing on the seventh day from arrival and a 10-day quarantine. Earlier, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Cebu was expected to follow IATF policy once international flights resumed at MCIA.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 10, 2021 21:00 UTC