(UPDATE) Quarantine passes are required in these Metro Manila cities for those who need to step out for essentials but are not considered APOR during the 15-day ECQ that starts Aug. 6.
While the general policy of for the return of quarantine passes, mayors and local officials will decide how to implement this, whether new ones will be issued or old ones will do.
Here are the official announcements so far on quarantine passes during the August 2021 ECQ:
Quezon City
- One per household, preferably to a fully-vaccinated individual or non-APOR (authorized persons outside of residence)
Valenzuela City
- Old quarantine passes will not be honored
Manila
- Old quarantine passes may be used, following an odd-even scheme: quarantine passes ending in odd numbers (1,3,5,7,9) will be allowed to go outside on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. only on Sundays; quarantine passes ending in even numbers (2,4,6,8,0) will be allowed to go outside on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. only on Sundays.
Navotas City
- Old quarantine passes may be used
- Those who lost their old quarantine passes may ask for a new one from the barangay
San Juan City
- One quarantine pass per household
Taguig City
- Old quarantine passes may be used until Aug. 8. Full and strict implementation of the new quarantine passes will be enforced starting Monday, Aug. 9.
Malabon City
The city will no longer issue new quarantine passes, Malabon City spokesperson Bong Padua told ABS-CBN News. Residents who lost their old quarantine pass may secure new ones from their barangay.
The following cities said it would not issue new quarantine passes for the two-week ECQ:
Las Piñas
Las Piñas City spokesperson Paul San Miguel told reportr on Thursday that it wouldn't issue new quarantine passes. Only APORs are allowed to go out.
Muntinlupa City
Quarantine passes are not needed during ECQ, said Muntinlupa police chief Col. Melecio Buslig as reported by Manila Bulletin.
Pasig City
Mayor Vico Sotto said no quarantine passes will be required during the 15-day ECQ.
