The government's pandemic task force has placed the National Capital Region (NCR) and seven other provinces under the coronavirus (COVID-19) Alert Level 2 starting February 1 to February 15, while 90 other areas will be under Alert Level 3, Malacañang announced.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement amid the decreasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country that came after a surge possibly caused by the Omicron variant.
In a statement on Sunday, January 30, Nograles said the following will be under Alert Level 2 on February 1 to 15:
- Metro Manila
- Batanes
- Bulacan
- Cavite
- Rizal
- Biliran
- Southern Leyte
- Basilan
Meanwhile, the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases placed the following cities and provinces in Luzon under Alert Level 3:
- Abra
- Apayao
- Baguio City
- Benguet
- Kalinga
- Mountain Province
- Dagupan City
- Ilocos Norte
- Ilocos Sur
- La Union
- Pangasinan
- City of Santiago
- Cagayan
- Isabela
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Quirino
- Angeles City
- Aurora
- Bataan
- Nueva Ecija
- Olongapo City
- Pampanga
- Tarlac
- Zambales
- Batangas
- Laguna
- Lucena City
- Quezon Province
- Marinduque
- Romblon
- Occidental Mindoro
- Oriental Mindoro
- Puerto Princesa City
- Albay
- Camarines Norte
- Camarines Sur
- Catanduanes
- Masbate
- Naga City
- Sorsogon
The IATF also placed the following areas in Visayas under Alert Level 3:
- Aklan
- Antique
- Bacolod City
- Capiz
- Iloilo City
- Iloilo
- Negros Occidental
- Guimaras
- Cebu City
- Lapu-Lapu City
- Mandaue City
- Bohol
- Cebu
- Negros Oriental
- Siquijor
- Ormoc City
- Tacloban City
- Eastern Samar
- Leyte
- Northern Samar
- Western Samar
The following cities and provinces in Mindanao was also placed under Alert Level 3 by the IATF:
- City of Isabela
- Zamboanga City
- Zamboanga Del Sur
- Zamboanga del Norte
- Zamboanga Sibugay
- Bukidnon
- Cagayan de Oro City
- Iligan City
- Lanao del Norte
- Misamis Occidental
- Misamis Oriental
- Davao City
- Davao Del Sur
- Davao Del Norte
- Davao Oriental
- Davao de Oro
- General Santos City
- North Cotabato
- Sarangani
- South Cotabato
- Sultan Kudarat
- Surigao del Norte
- Surigao Del Sur
- Agusan Del Norte
- Agusan del Sur
- Butuan City
- Maguindanao
- Cotabato City
- Lanao Del Sur
According to Nograles, the Alert Level 3 status in the said areas are also from February 1 to 15, 2022.
Meanwhile, he said that the IATF is yet to decide on the Alert Level for the province of Ifugao. They shall approve the risk classification on January 31, 2022.