President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the government’s anti-Covid-19 task force’s recommendation to extend the general community quarantine (GCQ) in NCR-Plus and impose modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in 21 areas until July 15, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
Below are the approved community quarantine classifications:
MECQ until July 15:
- Cagayan
- Apayao
- Bataan
- Lucena City
- Puerto Princesa
- Naga City in Camarines Sur
- Iloilo City
- Iloilo province
- Negros Oriental
- Zamboanga del Sur
- Zamboanga del Norte
- Cagayan de Oro City
- Davao City
- Davao Oriental
- Davao Occidental
- Davao de Oro
- Davao del Sur
- Davao del Norte
- Butuan City
- Dinagat Islands
- Surigao del Sur
GCQ with heightened restrictions until July 15:
- Laguna
- Cavite
GCQ with some restrictions until July 15:
- Metro Manila
- Rizal
- Bulacan
GCQ from July 1 to 31:
- Baguio City
- Ifugao
- Santiago City
- Isabela
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Batangas
- Quezon
- Guimaras
- Aklan
- Bacolod City
- Negros Occidental
- Antique
- Capiz
- Zamboanga Sibugay
- Zamboanga City
- Iligan City
- General Santos City
- Sultan Kudarat
- Sarangani
- Cotabato
- South Cotabato
- Agusan del Norte
- Surigao del Norte
- Agusan del Sur
- Cotabato City
Local chief executives have until tonight to appeal their July classifications, Palace spokesman Harry Roque said.
The rest of the country will be under the most lenient modified GCQ. John Ezekiel J. Hirro