The National Capital Region will remain under general community quarantine (GCQ) from July 16 to 31, Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque announced on July 15.
Cebu City, on the other hand, will shift to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from ECQ.
Other areas placed under GCQ are:
- Laguna
- Cavite
- Rizal
- Lapu Lapu City
- Mandaue City
- Ormoc City
- Southern Leyte
- Zamboanga City
- Butuan City
- Agusan del Norte
- Basilan
- Talisay, Cebu
- Minglanilla, Cebu
- Concepcion, Cebu Province
Areas placed under modified GCQ (MGCQ) “with zoning containment strategy and strict local action” are the following:
• Cordillera Administrative Region – Benguet, Baguio City
• Region I – Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Dagupan City
• Region II – Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya
• Region III – Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City
• Region IVA – Batangas, Quezon, Lucena City; Region IVB – Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Puerto Princesa City
• Region V – Albay, Masbate, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Sorsogon, Naga City
• Region VI – Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Capiz, Antique, Aklan, Guimaras, Iloilo City, Bacolod City
• Region VII – Negros Oriental, Bohol, Cebu Province
• Region VIII – Western Samar, Leyte, Biliran, Tacloban City
• Region IX – Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Norte
• Region X – Misamis Occidental, Bukidnon, Lanao del Norte, Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City
• Region XI – Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro, Davao City
• Region XII – Sultan Kudarat, Cotabato, South Cotabato, General Santos City
• Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao – Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao.
All other areas will be under MGCQ.
MECQ is a less strict form of ECQ, while GCQ is less stricter than MECQ. MGCQ, on the other hand, is the transition phase to the “new normal”.
