The government's pandemic task force has placed 11 areas under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until October 15, 2021, while 25 areas will be under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions until the end of the month.
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement as existing quarantine classifications for different areas in the country expire on September 30.
In a statement on Thursday evening, September 30, Roque said the following will be under MECQ until October 15:
- Apayao
- Kalinga
- Batanes
- Bataan
- Bulacan
- Cavite
- Lucena City
- Rizal
- Laguna
- Naga City
- Iloilo Province.
The following areas area placed under GCQ with heightened restrictions for the entire month of October:
- Abra
- Baguio City
- Ilocos Sur
- Pangasinan
- Cagayan
- Isabela
- City of Santiago
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Quezon
- Batangas
- Bacolod City
- Capiz
- Iloilo City
- Lapu-Lapu City
- Negros Oriental
- Bohol
- Zamboanga del Norte
- Zamboanga del Sur
- Cagayan de Oro City
- Misamis Oriental
- Davao del Norte
- Davao Occidental
- Butuan City
- Surigao del Sur
Davao de Oro will also be under GCQ with heightened restrictions but only from October 1 to 15, 2021.
Meanwhile, the following areas will be under the regular GCQ from October 1 to 31, 2021:
- Ilocos Norte
- Dagupan City
- Benguet
- Ifugao
- Tarlac
- Marinduque
- Occidental Mindoro
- Oriental Mindoro
- Puerto Princesa
- Albay
- Camarines Norte
- Aklan
- Antique
- Guimaras
- Negros Occidental
- Cebu City
- Cebu Province
- Mandaue City
- Siquijor
- Tacloban City
- Zamboanga Sibugay
- Zamboanga City
- Misamis Occidental
- Iligan City
- Davao City
- Davao Oriental
- Davao del Sur
- General Santos City
- Sultan Kudarat
- Sarangani
- North Cotabato
- South Cotabato
- Agusan del Norte
- Agusan del Sur
- Dinagat Islands
- Surigao del Norte
- Cotabato City
- Lanao del Sur
The rest of the Philippines will be under modified GCQ (MGCQ).