COVID-19 Quarantine

Philippine stocks declined on Thursday due to risk-off sentiments and anticipation of GDP data release.

Zamboanga City reverts to modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) starting October 16 due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Metro Manila mayors implemented a shortened curfew from midnight to 4 am starting October 13.

The Philippines Football League (PFL) plans to start its 2021 season on October 27 in a closed-circuit bubble at the National Training Center in Carmona, Cavite.

Zamboanga City remains under general community quarantine (GCQ) until the end of October due to a surge in COVID-19 cases.

Meralco will proceed with disconnection activities in parts of NCR not covered by granular lockdowns until Oct. 15.

San Fernando City, La Union and four nearby towns will be under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) from October 1 to 14 due to rising COVID-19 cases, including Delta variant infections.

Baguio City, Abra, and Bohol have been placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) with heightened restrictions from September 24 to 30.

La Union's Agoo town shifted from modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) to general community quarantine (GCQ) until September 30 due to a stabilization in COVID-19 infection rates.

The government will implement only two quarantine classifications, either ECQ or GCQ, during the pilot implementation of the alert level system for COVID-19 response in Metro Manila.