By Vanne Elaine Terrazola Senators believed that officials and residents of Capas, Tarlac, cannot be blamed for opposing the use of Athlete's Village in New Clark City as a quarantine zone for Filipinos returning from China. (L-R) Senators Joel Villanueva and Vicente Sotto III (SENATE / MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he was proven right by the concerns over the designation of a government-owned establishment as a quarantine site for Filipinos who will be returning to the Philippines from Hubei province, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak. Capas town officials have recently approved a resolution expressing their opposition to the plans to use the Athlete's Village to house the more than 40 repatriates for their 14-day mandatory quarantine. "'Di ko masasabing tama, hindi ako nagtataka na pumapalag sila (I can't say if that is proper, but I'm not surprised that they're objecting to it)," Sotto said over DWIZ radio on Saturday. The Senate leader earlier suggested against the repatriation of Filipinos from China, saying they might be discriminated upon when they arrive here. Sen. Joel Villanueva also said the fears of Capas residents are "legitimate." But what the government should do about it, he said, is to "assure the public that we have sufficient capacity to contain the virus if someone gets infected." "The facility, wherever it is, should also be well equipped to respond to the needs of the individuals who will be quarantined and the healthcare providers and staff who will attend to them," he said in a text message. "Whether it is in Fort Magsaysay or New Clark City, what we need is the assurance that we are doing and giving our best to respond to this healthcare problem." The national government earlier planned to transport the repatriates to the Mega Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Magsaysay, Nueva Ecija. The provincial government there had also opposed the move.