THE National Capital Region (NCR) will be placed under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) status starting September 8, according to a top Palace official.
In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also said that the planned granular lockdown pilot testing will not be implemented in the NCR because this is not approved yet by President Rodrigo Duterte.
“There are still rules that need to be ironed out and agreed upon before the implementation of the granular lockdown,” he said.
Aside from the NCR, other areas to be under GCQ status are Baguio City, Kalinga, Abra, Benguet, Dagupan City, Santiago City, Quirino, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Tarlac, Occidental Mindoro, Puerto Princesa, Aklan, Guimaras, Negros Occidental, Cebu City, Mandaue City, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Norte, Misamis Occidental Iligan 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, Surigao del Sur, Cotabato City, Lanao del Sur.
Meanwhile, areas that will be under GCQ with heightened restrictions are Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, Cagayan, Pangasinan, Quezon, Batangas, Naga City, Antique, Bacolod City, Capiz, Cebu Province, Lapu-Lapu City, Negros Oriental, Zamboanga del Sur, Misamis Oriental, Davao City, Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro, Davao Occidental, and Butuan City.
However, Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine or MECQ will be in effect in areas like Apayao, Bataan, Bulacan, Cavite, Lucena City, Rizal, Laguna, Iloilo Province, Iloilo City, and Cagayan de Oro City.
The remaining areas in the country will be under Modified GCQ.