Malacañang has announced the final community quarantine classifications for the month of July, placing 20 areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) and 30 others under the general community quarantine (GCQ).
In a statement, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the following areas are under MECQ from July 1 to 15, 2021:
- Cagayan
- Bataan
- Lucena City
- Puerto Princesa
- Naga City
- Iloilo City
- Iloilo
- 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
Meanwhile, Metro Manila, Bulacan, and Rizal are under GCQ with some restrictions; while Cavite and Laguna are under GCQ with heightened restrictions from July 1 to 15, 2021.
The province of Apayao in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) will be under GCQ from July 1 to 15, 2021, after the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved its appeal to be de-escalated from MECQ.
The following areas will be under GCQ for the entire month of July:
- Baguio City
- City of Santiago, Isabela
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Batangas
- Quezon
- Guimaras
- Aklan
- Bacolod City
- Negros Occidental
- Antique
- Capiz
- Zamboanga Sibugay
- City of Zamboanga
- Iligan City
- General Santos City
- Sultan Kudarat
- Sarangani
- Cotabato
- South Cotabato
- Agusan del Norte
- Surigao del Norte
- Agusan del Sur
- Cotabato City
Meanwhile, the rest of the Philippines will be under the least strict modified GCQ (MGCQ) until July 31, 2021, this includes the province of Ifugao after the IATF approved its appeal to be de-escalated from its original GCQ classification.