News and Events
NCR granular lockdown deferred, MECQ extended until September 15
MANILA, Philippines – The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) deferred the pilot implementation of the General Community Qua…
MECQ
News and Events
Palace announces quarantine status for September 1-7
MANILA, Philippines – The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) retained the Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) sta…
NCR
NCR, Laguna, Bataan downgraded to MECQ
MANILA, Philippines – The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved on Thursday, August 19, 2021, to place the National C…
News and Events
Laguna stays under ECQ; Iloilo City, CDO de-escalated to MECQ
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to de…
quarantine classifications
UPDATED: Quarantine classifications August 6 to 15, 2021
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to pl…
News and Events
Duterte retains ECQ in 4 areas, extends GCQ with heightened restrictions in NCR
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to re…
quarantine classifications
LIST: Quarantine classifications for July 16-31, 2021
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte approved the extension of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) in the…
President Rodrigo Duterte
LIST: Community quarantine classifications for July 2021
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte approved on Monday, June 28, the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Tas…
STL
PCSO lotto, STL operations resume in NCR Plus, MECQ areas
MANILA, Philippines – Lotto operations in National Capital Region (NCR) Plus and areas under modified enhanced communit…
quarantine classification
NCR Plus shifts to GCQ with 'heightened restrictions' from May 15-31
MANILA, Philippines – The National Capital Region and four adjacent provinces (NCR Plus) currently under the modifie…
quarantine classification
Metro Manila mayors reach decision on new quarantine status
MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila mayors have decided on the quarantine status of the capital region come May 15. In…
President Rodrigo Duterte
Extend MECQ or GCQ: New quarantine status after May 14
MANILA, Philippines – The National Capital Region and four adjacent provinces (NCR Plus) and other areas currently unde…
President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte announces new quarantine classifications for May 1 to 31, 2021
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force…
News and Events
1.5 million Filipinos lost jobs during 2-week ECQ, DTI claims
MANILA, Philippines – The imposition of the two-week Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in National Capital Region (N…
President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte puts NCR Plus under MECQ from April 12 to 30
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the M…
what is MECQ
EXPLAINER: MECQ 2021 guidelines
MANILA, Philippines – After the two-week imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), Metro Manila and four nearb…
News and Events
New curfew hours for Metro Manila under MECQ out
MANILA, Philippines – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) have agreed to impose new curfew hours across the metropolis start…
News and Events
Extend ECQ or MECQ? New quarantine classifications for NCR Plus out Sunday
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the community quarantine classification for Metro…
President Rodrigo Duterte
Duterte announces April 1-30 community quarantine classifications
MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, March 29, announced the new community quarantine classificat…
News and Events
Experts propose ‘hard GCQ’ or ‘soft MECQ’ to contain COVID-19 surge
MANILA, Philippines – UP OCTA Research Team has proposed the implementation of “hard general community quarantine” (har…