Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro will shift to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting August 16 until August 31, 2021 following the surge in its COVID-19 cases.
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque made the announcement on Friday morning after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendations of the Inter-Agency Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).
Metro Manila will remain under ECQ until August 20, while Bataan will stay under the strictest lockdown until August 22.
Aside from the three areas, the following areas will also be placed under MECQ starting August 16 until the end of the month:
- Apayao
- Ilocos Norte
- Bulacan
- Cavite
- Lucena City
- Rizal
- Aklan
- Iloilo Province
- Lapu-Lapu City
- Mandaue City
- Cebu City
Meanwhile, areas placed under GCQ with heightened restrictions from August 16 to August 31 are as follow:
- Ilocos Sur
- Cagayan
- Quezon
- Batangas
- Naga City
- Antique
- Bacolod City
- Capiz
- Negros Oriental
- Cebu
- Zamboanga del Sur
- Misamis Oriental
- Davao City
- Davao del Norte
- Davao Occidental
- Davao de Oro
- Butuan City
Tarlac City, on the other hand, will be placed under GCQ starting today, August 13 until the end of the month.
Also placed under GCQ from August 16 to August 31, 2021 are the following areas:
- Baguio City
- Santiago City
- Quirino
- Isabela
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Puerto Princesa
- Guimaras
- Negros Occidental
- Zamboanga Sibugay
- Zamboanga City
- Zamboanga del Norte
- Davao Oriental
- Davao del Sur
- General Santos City
- Sultan Kudarat
- Sarangani
- North Cotabato
- South Cotabato
- Agusan del Norte
- Agusan del Sur
- Surigao del Norte
- Surigao del Sur
- Dinagat Islands
- Cotabato City
The rest of the areas in the country will be placed under modified GCQ starting August 16 until August 31, 2021.
