The government's pandemic task force has decided to place the province of Ifugao under Alert Level 3 from Alert Level 4 beginning February 1 until February 15, Malacañang announced.
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the statement a day after he announced the coronavirus (COVID-19) alert level classifications for other areas in the country on January 30.
The Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases decided on Ifugao's risk classification on January 31.
Aside from Ifugao, the following areas in Luzon are also under Alert Level 3 from February 1 to 15, 2022:
- 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
A total of 50 other areas, 21 in the Visayas and 29 in Mindanao, were likewise placed under Alert Level 3 for the first half of February 2022.
Meanwhile, the IATF placed Metro Manila and the following provinces under Alert Level 2:
- Batanes
- Bulacan
- Cavite
- Rizal
- Biliran
- Southern Leyte
- Basilan