President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to downgrade the quarantine classification in Metro Manila and Bulacan from general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions to GCQ with some restrictions.
Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said the new classification will be in effect from June 16 to June 30, 2021.
Meanwhile, Laguna, Cavite, and Rizal will continue to retain their GCQ with heightened restrictions status.
Areas that will be placed under regular GCQ include Baguio City, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Abra, and Benguet in the Cordillera Administrative Region; Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino in Region 2; Batangas and Quezon in Region 4-A; Iligan City in Region 10; Davao del Norte in Region 11; General Santos City, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Cotabato, and South Cotabato in Region 12; and Lanao del Sur and Cotabato City in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).
Duterte also announced the placement of more areas under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) due to rising infections.
These include the City of Santiago and Cagayan in Region 2; Apayao and Ifugao in the Cordillera Administrative Region; Bataan in Region 3; Lucena City in Region4-A; Puerto Princesa in Region 4-B; Naga City in Region 5; Iloilo City and Iloilo in Region 6; Negros Oriental in Region 7.
Also to be placed under MECQ are Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga del Norte in Region 9; Cagayan de Oro City in Region 10; Davao City in Region 11; and Butuan City, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Sur in CARAGA.
Other areas in the country that were not mentioned in the previous classifications will be put under Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ).
To help prevent the possible entry of new Covid-19 variants in the country, he said Duterte also opted to extend the country’s travel restrictions for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates and Oman until the end of the month.
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