25/08/2020
STATEMENT ON THE SUSPENSION OF INCOMING FLIGHTS TO GENSAN
The Local Government Unit of General Santos will impose a cancellation of all incoming commercial flights into the city starting August 24, 2020 until further notice.
This is to give way for the rest, recuperation, and regrouping of our medical, security and support frontliners.
As of the moment, all our medical, security and support frontliners are deployed as augmentation personnel to the ongoing 4th level contact tracing in three of our barangays namely Bula, Fatima, and Apopong. These are the same frontliners who facilitate the entry of LSIs and ROFs for incoming flights into the city.
They are also the same frontliners who have been on the ground since March of this year.
It is also sad to note that a number of our support and medical frontliners are under quarantine after one of our Rural Health Unit (RHU) doctor tested positive for COVID-19.
After careful deliberation, your LGU GenSan, with the recommendation of the Local IATF feels that we will be putting our residents in danger by fielding tired and overworked frontliners to man our airports and quarantine facilities.
We will resume flights once all our frontliners are declared safe from their quarantine, and once all ongoing contact tracing is done.
For returning residents and overseas Filipino workers affected by the suspension of flight, the IATF will still honor your RT PCR swab results even if it has passed the 72-hour window period set forth by our local ordinance.
We appeal for your kind understanding, and we request every one to include our frontliners in your prayers as we go through this pandemic together.
We heal as one! Laban GenSan!
