COVID-19 Community Quarantine Restrictions & Guidelines in the Philippines

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Who are Considered as APORs?

List of Authorized Persons Outside of Residence (APORs) based on the press briefing conducted by the Presidential Spokesperson on Tuesday, 03 August 2021:

1. Employers and workers involved in essential Manufacturing, Establishments, Services, and Industries
   1. Employers and workers involved in Manufacturing of the following:
      • Basic Food Products, Essential Products, Medicine and Medical Supplies and the entire value chain (raw materials, inputs, including packaging) of:
        • All Food and Beverages
        • Essential and Hygiene Products (soap, detergents, shampoo and conditioner, diapers, feminine hygiene products, tissue, wipes, toilet papers and disinfectants)
        • Medicines and Vitamins
        • Medical Products such as PPEs, Masks, Gloves
        • Pet Food
      • Feed, Fertilizers, and Pesticides
      • Equipment or Products necessary to perform construction works
   2. Employers and workers of the following Establishments:
      • Retail Establishments (Groceries, Supermarkets, Hypermarkets, Convenience Stores, Public Markets, Pharmacies or Drug Stores, Hardware Supplies, Office Supplies, Bicycle Shops, and Water Refilling Services)
      • Food preparation establishments insofar as takeout and delivery services
      • Media Establishments
      • Hotels or Similar Establishments accommodating:
        • Distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and stranded Filipino or foreign nationals
        • Repatriated OFWs in compliance with approved quarantine protocols
        • Non-OFWs who are required to undergo mandatory facility-based quarantine
      • Healthcare workers and other employees
      • Printing establishments authorized by the BIR and other government agencies
      • All other establishments necessary for the buying and selling of consumer goods or services via Internet
   3. Employers and workers involved in the following Services:
      • Hospital and Medical Clinics, Dental Clinics, and other Health Clinics
      • Laundry Shops
      • Food Preparation and Water Refilling Stations
      • Logistics Service Providers (Cargo Handling, Warehousing, Trucking, Freight Forwarding, and Shipping Lines)
      • Power, Energy, Water, Internet Service Providers, Cable Television Providers, IT and Telecommunications Supplies and Facilities including their Third Party Contractors and Service Providers
      • Delivery Services whether or not eCommerce platform, in-house or outsourced, Transporting Food, Water, Medicine, Pet Food, Hardware Products, Basic Necessities and other Products
      • Essential and priority construction projects, whether public or private, in accordance with the guidelines issued by the DPWH
      • Public and private financial services providers involved in the distribution of government grants and amelioration subsidies
      • Water Collection, Treatment and Supply
      • Waste Colletction, Treatment and Disposal
      • Sewerage (except emptying of septic tanks)
      • Repair and Installation of Machinery and Equipment
      • Repair and Maintenance of motorized and non-motorized vehicles, including the sales of spare parts
      • Installation of Machinery and Equipment
      • Gasoline Stations
      • Electricity and Gas Supply
      • Postal and Courier Services
      • Real Estate
      • Repair of Computers and Personal Household Goods
      • Other Delivery, Repair and Maintenance, Housing and Office Services
      • Funeral and Embalming
      • Veterinary
      • Technical Testing and Analysis
      • Security and Investigation
      • Rental and Leasing (except for entertainment and mass gathering purposes)
      • Employment (Manpower Services for Essential Activities)
      • Public Transport providers and operators
   4. Employers and workers engaged in the following Industries:
      • Agriculture
      • Fisheries
      • Forestry
      • Mining and Quarrying
      • Electronic Commerce companies
      • Export-Oriented Companies
      • Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies with work-from-home, on-site or near site accommodation, or point-to-point arrangements
      • Money Transfers, Banks, and Capital Markets
      • Micro-Finance Institutions and Credit Cooperatives
      • Shipping
      • Airlines
2. Other Authorized Persons Outside Residences
   • Officials and employees of all agencies and instrumentalities of the government, including GOCCs and LGUs
   • Health and Emergency Frontliners
   • Officials and employees of foreign diplomatic missions and international organizations
   • Outbound and Inbound International Passengers and Driver
   • Delivery Personnel of Cargo Vehicles with or without Load (maximum of 03)
   • Employees of Critical Transporation Facilities
   • Construction Workers accredite by the DPWH to work in quarantine related facilities and government infrastructure projects
   • Those traveling for medical or humanitarian reasons
   • Pastors, Priests, and Imams or such religious ministers whose movement shall be related to the conduct of necrology or funeral rites
   • Individuals preferably 21 to 59 years old availing essential goods and services
   • Teachers, professors, and other staff
   • Lawyers who will provide legal representation
   • Immediate family members of the deceased who died of causes other than COVID-19
3. Those individuals scheduled or availing vaccination

A comprehensive list of who is considered as APOR during ECQ is here.

Public Transportation

Last update: 04 August 2021 at 1530H (GMT+8).

ECQ – Enhanced Community Quarantine

MECQ – Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine

GCQ – General Community Quarantine

MGCQ – Modified General Community Quarantine