WHAT’S going to be the first thing you’ll do once enhanced community quarantine is lifted in your area?
It’s a good question, and one you have three days to ponder as the clock winds down on the wide-scale ECQ that’s been in place for almost the past two months.
Today, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque has outlined new classifications of quarantine as the Philippines takes its baby steps towards the new normal.
The end goal? To kickstart the economy while still ensuring that COVID-19 cases are low enough for an area’s health care system to handle.
So, starting from areas where quarantine protocols will be lifted entirely to the areas where ECQ will still be enforced, here’s the list of areas in the Philippines under the new quarantine categories. Plus, we also give a brief explainer about what it means, and what’s allowed and not allowed under each.
NO MORE QUARANTINE
Because these areas are low risk with few or no recorded cases, normal life can resume as before. But social distancing and hygienic practices will still be enforced.
Region 1: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Dagupan City
Region 4-B: Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Palawan, Puerto Princesa City
Region 5: Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Sorsogon, Legazpi City, Naga City
Region 6: Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, Iloilo City, Bacolod City
Region 8: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Western Samar, Southern Leyte, Ormoc City, Tacloban City
Region 10: Bukidnon, Camiguin, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City
Region 12: North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, General Santos City
BARMM: Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Cotabato City
GENERAL COMMUNITY QUARANTINE
In General Community Quarantine, businesses (except those related to entertainment or children) will reopen up to 75 percent of their full capacity. The SAP will no longer be offered to citizens under GCQ. Minors below 21 years and seniors above 60 years should stay inside their homes.
Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Baguio City
Region 2: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Santiago City
Region 3: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City*, Olongapo City
Region 4-A: Cavite*, Quezon, Rizal, Batangas, Lucena City
Region 7: Bohol, Cebu province, Negros Oriental, Siquijor, Mandaue City, Lapu-Lapu City
Region 9: Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga Sibugay, Zamboanga City, Isabela City
Region 11: Davao City*, Davao de Oro*, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental
CARAGA: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Butuan City
*still up for review on May 14
MODIFIED ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE
A brand new classification introduced today, MECQ is ECQ with reopened businesses. Roque said that some manufacturing and processing will be allowed to reopen up to 50 percent of their workforce capacity. Roque said that the list of allowed businesses will be released tomorrow, May 13. Plans for how limited transportation will work inside MECQ areas will also be revealed at a later date.
NCR
Laguna
Cebu City
ENHANCED COMMUNITY QUARANTINE
All local government units inside the MECQ areas will need to examine their COVID-19 situation and self-classify their barangays as one of four zones:
Critical: More than 20 cases
Containment: One to 19 cases
Buffer: No cases but adjacent to a critical or containment zone
Outside of Buffer: Outside of the buffer zones
Critical and containment zones will be placed under full ECQ rules. Buffer zones will follow GCQ guidelines. Zones outside the buffer can follow a less restrictive form of GCQ called modified GCQ.
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