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  • Metro Manila and several other areas will remain under general community quarantine from July 16 to 31, 2021 but without the heightened restrictions
  • Under GCQ “with heightened restrictions” until July 31 are Cagayan, Laguna, Lucena City, Quezon, Naga City, Negros Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur and Davao City
  • Also under GCQ with heightened restrictions until July 22 are Aklan, Bacolod City, Antique, and Capiz.
  • All other areas in the country will be placed under the less strict modified GCQ until July 31

Metro Manila and several other areas will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) from July 16 to July 31, 2021 but with no more additional restrictions imposed.

Aside from Metro Manila, the other areas that will be under normal GCQ until the end of the month are:

  • Baguio City
  • Bulacan
  • Isabela
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Quirino
  • Batangas
  • Quezon
  • General Santos City
  • Sultan Kudarat
  • Sarangani
  • Cotabato
  • South Cotabato
  • Cotabato City
  • Guimaras
  • Aklan
  • Bacolod City
  • Negros Occidental
  • Antique
  • Capiz
  • Zamboanga Sibugay
  • City of Zamboanga
  • Iligan City
  • Agusan del Norte
  • Surigao del Norte
  • Agusan del Sur

Also under regular GCQ for the remainder of the month are:

  • Apayao
  • City of Santiago
  • Isabela
  • Cavite
  • Rizal
  • Puerto Princesa
  • Negros Occidental
  • Zamboanga del Norte
  • Davao Oriental
  • Dinagat Islands
  • Surigao del Sur

Placed under GCQ “with heightened restrictions” until July 31 are

  • Cagayan
  • Laguna
  • Lucena City
  • Quezon
  • Naga City
  • Negros Oriental
  • Zamboanga del Sur
  • Davao City

Also under GCQ with heightened restrictions until July 22 are Aklan, Bacolod City, Antique, and Capiz.

Remaining under the stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until July 31 are Bataan, Cagayan de Oro City, Davao Occidental, Davao de Oro, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, and Butuan. Iloilo City and Iloilo will also remain under MECQ until July 22.

All other areas in the country will be placed under the less strict modified GCQ until July 31.

In areas under MECQ, GCQ, and MGCQ, logistics service providers are allowed to operate at 100% capacity, while cargo/delivery vehicles should still be allowed unhampered movement.

Within and across areas placed under any form of community quarantine, movement of all types of cargoes via land, air, and sea should remain unhampered. Likewise, workers in the logistics sector, such as those in cargo, trucking, courier delivery and port operations, should be allowed to transit within and across these areas, according to the omnibus guidelines set by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.

The road, rail, maritime, and aviation sectors of public transportation are allowed to operate at the capacity set by the Department of Transportation.

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