Metro Manila Stays Under GCQ Until End of July 2021

Status quo for the capital.

by Arianne Merez

Photo/s: Jerome Ascaño

Metro Manila will remain under general community quarantine or GCQ until July 31, Malacañang announced Thursday, the same day prevailing COVID-19 restrictions expire.

The capital region along with neighboring provinces Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal will be under regular GCQ while Laguna will stay under GCQ "with heightened restrictions."

Here are the community quarantine classifications for July 16-31 according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque:

MECQ

Bataan
Iloilo City (until July 22)
Iloilo (until July 22)
CDO City
Davao Occidental
Davao de Oro
Davao del Sur
Davao del Norte
Butuan City

GCQ with heightened restrictions

Cagayan
Laguna
Lucena City
Naga City
Aklan (until July 22)
Bacolod City (until July 22)
Antique (until July 22)
Capiz (until July 22)
Negros Oriental
Zambaonga del Sur
Davao City

GCQ

Metro Manila
Baguio City
Apayao
Santiago City
Isabela
Nueva Vizcaya
Quirino
Bulacan
Cavite
Rizal
Quezon
Batangas
Puerto Princesa City
Guimaras
Negros Occidental
Zamboanga Sibugay
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga del Norte
Davao Oriental
General Santos City
Sultan Kudarat
Sarangani
Cotabato
South Cotabato
Agusan del Norte
Surigao del Norte
Agusan del Sur
Dinagat Islands
Surigao del Sur
Cotabato City

MGCQ

Rest of the Philippines

The relaxed community quarantine protocols in the capital will remain as the Philippines tightens its border control to avoid the spread of the feared COVID-19 Delta variant.

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Travelers from Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, the United Arab Emirates, and Oman were prohibited entry from the Philippines until July 31.

So far, the Philippines has fully inoculated 3.5 million of its people, while 9.6 million have received their first doses.