2020 Prior to May 1 , Bulacan on March 23, 2020, during the enhanced community quarantine The enhanced community quarantine in Luzon covers the island of
Luzon and its outlying islands, or eight out of seventeen regions of the Philippines. An indefinite enhanced community quarantine, was imposed in
Caraga, alternatively known as One Shield Caraga, started on April 7, and in the
Davao Region which took effect on April 4.
Antique (March 22),
Negros Occidental (March 30),
Cebu (March 30), and
Negros Oriental (April 3). The independent cities of
Bacolod (March 30), The IATF-EID allows local government units, the imposition or extension of ECQ at a municipal or barangay level with the concurrence of their respective regional IATF-EID. The municipality of
San Jose remained under ECQ while the rest of
Occidental Mindoro downgraded to GCQ.
Marinduque and
Bacolod also remained under ECQ. Request to extend ECQs in the following areas were rejected by the IATF-EID: the provinces of
Camarines Sur,
La Union,
Mountain Province,
Isabela,
Lanao del Norte, and
Lanao del Sur, and the cities of
Marawi and
Butuan. but were eventually upgraded to modified general community quarantine (MGCQ) after receiving petitions from LGUs starting May 16. On May 15, 2020, the IATF-EID approved the appeal of Mayor
Lani Mercado-Revilla placing the city of
Bacoor in the province of Cavite under modified enhanced community quarantine. The IATF-EID issued Resolution No. 37, overriding prior plans, placing Metro Manila, the cities of Angeles and Bacoor, as well as the provinces of Laguna, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, and Zambales under modified enhanced community quarantine, which is more lenient than an ECQ but stricter than a GCQ. Cebu City and Mandaue were placed under ECQ while the rest of the country was placed under GCQ. The measure became effective on May 16 with quarantine measures to be reassessed on May 31.
June June 1–15 The IATF-EID issued Resolution No. 41 to override prevailing quarantine measures in the country starting June 1. Measures in Metro Manila, Central Luzon and Central Visayas regions transitioned to general community quarantine (GCQ). GCQ remained in Cagayan Valley, Pangasinan (except
Dagupan), Zamboanga City and Davao City, while the rest of the country was placed under modified general community quarantine (MGCQ). However, Marc Brian Lim, the city mayor of Dagupan, suspended the implementation of GCQ measures in the city to MGCQ as directed by the IATF-EID. This followed Dagupan recording 14 additional COVID-19 cases on May 31, the day prior the city was supposed to transition to MGCQ. Lim appealed to the IATF-EID for the task force to allow his city to remain under GCQ.
June 16–30 Due to the sudden increase number of community transmissions in the area, the IATF-EID recommended the reimposition of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) to Cebu City starting on June 16, the most stringent lockdown-measure tier with the neighboring
Talisay being reimposed under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ). Meanwhile, GCQ was extended or reimposed in the areas of Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Occidental Mindoro, the rest of Central Visayas, Zamboanga City and Davao City.
July July 1–15 On June 23, the IATF-EID temporarily removed the "new normal" classification which meant that all areas in the country will still be under varying levels of community quarantine after the June 16–30 measures.
July 16–31 On July 15, quarantine measures continued to ease as Cebu City shifted to MECQ. Metro Manila remains under GCQ for another two weeks. Other areas under GCQ includes the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Basilan, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Southern Leyte, as well as the cities of Butuan, Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Ormoc, and Zamboanga. The rest of the country shifts to MGCQ.
August August 1–15 Quarantine measures for August 1 to 15 were decided on July 30 and was announced on July 31. Cebu City's MECQ has finally been downgraded to GCQ. Other places that are still under GCQ includes: the Metro Manila, the provinces of Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal, the cities of Lapu-Lapu, Mandaue, Talisay, and Zamboanga, and the municipalities of Consolacion and Minglanilla in Cebu. The rest of the country are still under MGCQ. On August 2, the IATF-EID responded to the appeal of 40 medical societies led by the Philippine College of Physicians to place Metro Manila under ECQ again due to rising COVID-19 cases. The meeting later decided to place Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, and Rizal back under MECQ from August 4 to 18.
August 16–31 The provinces of
Batangas,
Nueva Ecija, and
Quezon in Luzon and Iloilo City in the Visayas were placed under GCQ again on August 16. While the cities of Cebu, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, and Talisay, and the municipalities of Minglanilla and Consolacion in the Cebu province remained under GCQ. Zamboanga City was placed under MGCQ. On August 17, on the recommendation of the IATF-EID, President Duterte announced that
Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces of
Bulacan,
Cavite,
Laguna, and
Rizal will be downgraded to GCQ starting August 19. His speech was broadcast from
Davao City. On August 21,
Catbalogan was placed under ECQ, following Samar Governor Reynolds Michael Tan signed an executive order amid a spike of cases.
Tuguegarao was placed under MECQ for ten days, from August 26 to September 4.
September On August 31, President Duterte approved the recommendation of IATF-EID, to place
Iligan under MECQ. The GCQ in
Metro Manila,
Batangas, and
Bulacan was also extended, while the quarantine measures in
Bacolod and
Tacloban were upgraded to GCQ. The rest of the country were placed under MGCQ on September 1.
Lanao del Sur and the city of Bacolod were also placed under MECQ from September 8 to 30, due to the sudden rise of COVID-19 cases linked to local transmissions within these areas. The cities of Koronadal and General Santos were also placed under GCQ from September 11 to 25 and September 13 to 27, respectively, while the province of South Cotabato was placed under GCQ from September 16 to 30. Iloilo City was placed under MECQ, from September 25 to 30, originally scheduled to end on October 9.
October On September 28, President Duterte announced that the GCQ in
Metro Manila,
Bacolod,
Batangas,
Iloilo City, and
Tacloban will be extended from October 1 to 31, while the MECQ in
Iligan will be downgraded to GCQ.
Lanao del Sur (including
Marawi) on the other hand, will be placed under MECQ for the entirety of October. The rest of the country will remain under MGCQ.
Ilagan in
Isabela was placed under MECQ from October 6 to 16, then to ECQ from October 16 to 30, amid rising cases in the city.
Enrile in
Cagayan was placed under MECQ from October 6 to 16. Northern Samar was placed under GCQ from October 20 until November 3.
November On October 27, President Duterte announced in his televised address from Davao City, that the GCQ in Metro Manila, Bacolod, Batangas, Iloilo City, Tacloban, and Iligan will be extended until November 30, while Lanao del Sur will be placed under GCQ. The rest of the country will remain under MGCQ. Davao City was also placed under GCQ from November 20 until November 30, amid sudden rise of COVID-19 cases in the city.
Laoag in
Ilocos Norte was placed under MECQ from November 27 until December 11, due to spike in cases in the city.
December On November 30, President Duterte announced that the quarantine measures in Metro Manila, Batangas, Davao City, Iligan, Iloilo City, Lanao del Sur, and Tacloban will remain as they are until December 31.
Davao del Norte was upgraded to a GCQ due to its high positivity rate, while Bacolod was downgraded to a MGCQ. The rest of the country will remain under MGCQ. Laoag was downgraded to GCQ from December 12 until December 25. On December 14, the province of
Isabela was placed under GCQ and will be under that quarantine measure until December 30.
2021 January On December 28, President Duterte has announced that the GCQ in Metro Manila, Batangas, Davao del Norte, Isabela, Lanao del Sur, Davao City, Iligan, Iloilo City and Tacloban will be extended until January 31, while
Santiago will be upgraded to GCQ. The rest of the country will be placed under MGCQ. On January 1, Isabela and Iloilo City has been downgraded to MGCQ.
Laoag was placed under GCQ on January 11. Tuguegarao was placed under ECQ from January 20 until January 29, due to the spike of cases in the city. It was extended until February 3, as the cases were still rising.
Passi was placed under ECQ from January 28 until February 11.
February On January 29, it was announced that the following areas will be placed under GCQ: the
Cordillera Administrative Region and
Metro Manila, the provinces of
Batangas,
Davao del Norte, and
Lanao del Sur, and the cities of
Tacloban,
Davao City, and
Iligan for the whole month of February. The rest of the country will be under a more lenient MGCQ, unless otherwise stated.
March March 1–21 There was a plan to place the entire country under MGCQ by March 2021, which was first proposed by the
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to allow the reopening of industries closed under stricter quarantine measures. The
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) supported this proposal and said that it would harmonize travel restrictions throughout the country. However, President Duterte issued a directive against the proposal but was open to ease the restrictions nationwide as soon as the national government starts its vaccination program. On February 27, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that the GCQ in Metro Manila, Apayao, Baguio, Batangas, Davao City, Iligan, Kalinga, Lanao del Sur, Mountain Province, and Tacloban will still be in place for the entire month of March.
March 22–31 On March 21, in view of the grim rising of new COVID-19 cases, President Duterte approved the IATF-EID recommendation placing
Metro Manila and its neighboring provinces of
Bulacan,
Cavite,
Laguna, and
Rizal under GCQ "with additional restrictions" from March 22 to April 4. These areas within the
Greater Manila Area were collectively given the designation "NCR Plus" However, on March 29, the Greater Manila Area was placed under ECQ due to the increasing trend in the number of cases in the area.
April On March 29, President Duterte announced community quarantine measures that would prevail from April 1 to 30 with most of the Philippines to be placed under MGCQ.
Quirino and the city of
Santiago in Isabela will placed under MECQ, while the
Cordillera Administrative Region,
Cagayan, the rest of Isabela,
Nueva Vizcaya,
Batangas,
Lanao del Sur and the cities of
Tacloban,
Iligan,
Davao City will be under GCQ and the quarantine measures in the NCR Plus area were retained. The ECQ in NCR Plus was supposed to end on April 4, but was extended until April 11. From April 12 to 30, the Greater Manila Area was placed under MECQ. For the same period,
Abra was also placed under MECQ, while
Quezon was placed under GCQ.
May May 1–14 On April 28, 2021, President Duterte announced that the MECQ in the Greater Manila Area ("NCR Plus") will remain in place until May 14 while that of in Santiago City, Quirino, and Abra will remain until May 31. The GCQ in the provinces of Apayao, Batangas, Benguet, Cagayan, Ifugao, Isabela, Kalinga, Lanao del Sur, Mountain Province, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quezon, and the cities of Baguio, Davao City, Iligan, and Tacloban will remain in place until May 31, while the rest of the country will remain under MGCQ. However, quarantine measures for Ifugao were raised to MECQ which will be active from May 1 to 14, and Palawan was placed under GCQ for the whole month.
May 15–31 On May 13, 2021, President Duterte approved the IATF-EID recommendations in downgrading the quarantine classification of the NCR Plus under GCQ "with heightened restrictions" from May 15 to May 31. MECQ would be in place in the provinces of Ifugao and Quirino and the cities of Santiago and Zamboanga City due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in those areas. The GCQ in the rest of the Cordillera and Calabarzon, the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Lanao del Sur, Nueva Vizcaya, and the cities of Davao City, Iligan and Puerto Princesa would remain in place until May 31, while the rest of the country would remain under MGCQ.
June On May 31, 2021, President Duterte announced that GCQ in the Greater Manila Area ("NCR Plus") would remain, this time "with heightened restrictions," from June 1 to 14. More areas were upgraded to MECQ starting on June 1, such as the provinces of Cagayan, Apayao, Benguet, Ifugao,
Zamboanga Sibugay,
Zamboanga del Norte,
Zamboanga del Sur and the cities of
Puerto Princesa,
Iloilo,
Cagayan de Oro,
Butuan, and
Zamboanga, while MECQ was retained in Santiago City until June 15. The GCQ status in Abra, Kalinga, Baguio, Batangas, Quezon, Lanao del Sur, Iligan City, and Davao City was retained, while Mountain Province and Quirino were downgraded to GCQ until June 30;
Cotabato City was upgraded to GCQ as well. The rest of the country was placed under MGCQ until June 30. On June 14, 2021, in view of the grim rising of new COVID-19 cases outside the Greater Manila Area ("NCR Plus") particularly in the Visayas and Mindanao regions, President Duterte approved the IATF-EID recommendation placing the provinces of
Cagayan,
Apayao,
Ifugao,
Bataan,
Iloilo,
Negros Oriental,
Zamboanga Sibugay,
Zamboanga del Sur,
Zamboanga del Norte,
Agusan del Sur,
Dinagat Islands,
Surigao del Sur and the cities of Santiago, Lucena, Puerto Princesa, Naga, Iloilo, Davao, Butuan, Cagayan de Oro, and Zamboanga City under the stricter MECQ from June 16 to June 30. Meanwhile, the GCQ imposed on the Greater Manila Area ("NCR Plus") was modified with the areas of the National Capital Region and the province of Bulacan downgraded to a looser GCQ "with some restrictions," while the stricter GCQ "with heightened restrictions" remains in the provinces of Cavite, Rizal, and Laguna. The provinces of Kalinga, Mountain Province, Benguet, Abra, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Batangas, Quezon, Davao del Norte, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Cotabato, South Cotabato, Lanao del Sur, and the cities of Baguio, Cotabato City, Iligan, General Santos were upgraded to GCQ as well. On November 22, 2021, the IATF further extended the ALS to the remaining areas of the
Cordillera Administrative Region, the
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao,
Mimaropa, and the
Caraga regions thereby completely phasing-out the previous community quarantine classification system that has been in place since March 2020.
2022 January Alert level 3 is placed in Metro Manila on January 3; Bulacan, Cavite and Rizal on January 5 and Laguna on January 7 until January 15 due to the recent spike of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases. Areas in
Bataan,
Batangas,
Cagayan,
Pampanga,
Zambales,
Angeles City,
Baguio,
Dagupan,
Iloilo City,
Lapu-Lapu City,
Lucena,
Naga, Camarines Sur,
Olongapo, and
Santiago placed under the stricter Alert Level 3 from January 9, as the Philippines contends with a rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 infections. Amid the spike in COVID-19 cases, the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases escalated areas in
Benguet,
Kalinga,
Abra,
La Union,
Ilocos Norte,
Pangasinan,
Nueva Vizcaya,
Isabela (province),
Quirino,
Nueva Ecija,
Tarlac,
Quezon,
Occidental Mindoro,
Oriental Mindoro,
Camarines Sur,
Albay,
Bacolod,
Aklan,
Capiz,
Antique,
Cebu City,
Mandaue,
Tacloban,
Cagayan de Oro,
Davao City,
Butuan,
Agusan del Sur and
Cotabato City to Alert level 3 from January 14 to 31, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said on Wednesday. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved on January 20, 2022, the escalation of Kalinga, Ifugao, and Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region, as well as the province of Northern Samar, to Alert Level 4. Meanwhile, some areas in Apayao, Puerto Princesa City, Masbate, Siquijor, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga Sibugay, Lanao del Norte, Davao de Oro, Davao Oriental, North Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, Surigao del Norte, Maguindanao, and Basilan were also placed under Alert Level 3. The Alert Levels will take effect from January 21 until January 31, 2022. Malacañang announced in January 27 that areas in Palawan, Camiguin, Davao Occidental, Dinagat Islands, Tawi-Tawi, Sulu will be placed under Alert Level 3 classification starting January 28. == Notes ==