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Quarantine restrictions in Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro City will be de-escalated from enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to modified ECQ (MECQ) from August 16 to 31
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Bataan will be placed under ECQ from MECQ from August 16 to 22
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Also placed under MECQ from August 16 to 31 are Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Bulacan, Cavite, Lucena City, Rizal, Aklan, Iloilo Province, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and Cebu City
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Tarlac will be under GCQ from modified GCQ beginning August 13 until 31
Quarantine restrictions in Laguna, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro City will be de-escalated to modified ECQ (MECQ) from August 16 to 31, 2021.
The three areas were previously placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the strictest form of lockdown, until August 15.
The National Capital Region (NCR) will remain under ECQ until August 20. Bataan, on the other hand, will be under ECQ from MECQ from August 16 to 22.
Also under MECQ from August 16 to August 31 are Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Bulacan, Cavite, Lucena City, Rizal, Aklan, Iloilo Province, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and Cebu City.
Placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions from August 16 to 31 are 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 and Butuan City.
Tarlac will be under GCQ from modified GCQ (MGCQ) beginning August 13 until August 31.
Also under GCQ for the rest of the month are the following:
- 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
All other areas of the country will remain under the least strict MGCQ for the rest of August.
In areas under ECQ, MECQ, GCQ, and MGCQ, logistics service providers are allowed to operate at 100% capacity, while cargo/delivery vehicles should still be allowed unhampered movement.
Within and across areas placed under any form of community quarantine, movement of all types of cargoes via land, air, and sea should remain unhampered. Likewise, workers in the logistics sector, such as those in cargo, trucking, courier delivery and port operations, should be allowed to transit within and across these areas.
