When it rains, it pours: DOTr to address Mactan airport flooding

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Transportation chief Arthur Tugade said on Wednesday that officials are looking into the flooding incident at the newly opened Mactan-Cebu International Airport (MCIA).

“Titingnan ho natin iyan, at alam ko naman na hindi palalagpasin natin iyong estado na kung saan binabaha (We are going to look into that. We will not allow this situation to continue),” Tugade said during a Palace briefing.

Tugade said they would resolve the problem once the cause has been identified.

“Pareho rin ho iyan sa mga bahay at mga delivery ng mga completed work na kung saan minsan pagtanggap mo ng bahay mo, pagdating ng unos o bagyo, bigla kang makaka-experience ng tulo (It’s like a new house. During the typhoon season, sometimes you experience leaks),” he explained.

Meanwhile, the builder and operator of MCIA, GMR-Megawide Cebu Airport Corp, said the company is already looking into the situation.

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“We are already taking corrective measures to rectify the situation,” the company said in a statement. “We are also looking into other solutions such as installing exterior blinds at the link-bridge to prevent rainwater from coming in at the sides.”

The company apologized to passengers for the inconvenience that the flooding has caused. /ee

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