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Metro Manila back to normal GCQ until end of July

Published Jul 15, 2021 04:31 pm

President Duterte has approved placing the National Capital Region (NCR) back to the normal general community quarantine (GCQ) until the end of the month, along with 29 other areas in the country as their existing coronavirus (COVID-19) quarantine classification expired on July 15.

In a video message on Thursday, July 15, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque announced that aside from Metro Manila, the following areas are also under the normal GCQ from July 16 to 31, 2021:

  1. Baguio City
  2. Apayao
  3. City of Santiago, Isabela
  4. Isabela
  5. Nueva Vizcaya
  6. Quirino
  7. Bulacan
  8. Cavite
  9. Rizal
  10. Quezon
  11. Batangas
  12. Puerto Princesa City
  13. Guimaras
  14. Negros Occidental
  15. Zamboanga Sibugay
  16. City of Zamboanga
  17. Zamboanga del Norte
  18. Davao Oriental
  19. General Santos City
  20. Sultan Kudarat
  21. Sarangani
  22. Cotabato
  23. South Cotabato
  24. Agusan del Norte
  25. Surigao del Norte
  26. Agusan del Sur
  27. Dinagat Islands
  28. Surigao del Sur
  29. Cotabato City

The following areas will be under GCQ with heightened restrictions for the rest of the month, except four:

  1. Cagayan
  2. Laguna
  3. Lucena City
  4. Naga City
  5. Aklan (until July 22)
  6. Bacolod City (until July 22)
  7. Antique (until July 22)
  8. Capiz (until July 22)
  9. Negros Oriental
  10. Zamboanga del Sur
  11. Davao City

The province of Laguna was the only area from the NCR plus bubble area that remained in GCQ with heightened restrictions.

Nine areas will be under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from July 16 until the end of the month, except two:

  1. Bataan
  2. Iloilo City (until July 22)
  3. Iloilo (until July 22)
  4. Cagayan de Oro City
  5. Davao Occidental
  6. Davao de Oro
  7. Davao del Sur
  8. Davao del Norte
  9. Butuan City

According to Roque, the quarantine classification of the province of Iloilo and Iloilo City were still hanging in the balance.

"Kung hindi po mag-improve ang ating mga numero, ay posible po na mabago muli ang classification ng Iloilo City at Iloilo (If the numbers won't change, the quarantine classification of Iloilo City and Iloilo might still change)," he said.

Roque explained on Wednesday that the further easing of restrictions will depend on an area's COVID-19 data.

"Let's just say that we will follow the established criteria of looking at the attack rates and health care utilization rate," he said.

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