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Metro Manila still on Alert Level 1 until May 15 --- IATF

Published Apr 29, 2022 12:46 pm

Despite the fear of a surge in coronavirus infections next month and an Omicron subvariant entering the country, the government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the National Capital Region (NCR) and many other areas in the Philippines under Alert Level 1, Malacañang announced.

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Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this announcement on Friday morning, a day before the existing alert level classifications of the different areas in the country expired on April 30.

In a statement, Andanar said that the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases decided to retain the entire Metro Manila under Alert Level 1 effective May 1 to May 15, 2022.

The new Alert Level classifications will cover election day on May 9, 2022. President Duterte has urged the public to be mindful of the minimum public health standards when they cast their vote to avert a surge of Covid-19 cases.

Alert level 1

According to the IATF, there are 77 whole provinces, HUCs, and ICCs in Alert Level 1. Counting by cities (including HUCs and ICCs) and municipalities, there are 944 ( or 57.77 percent) of the total of 1,634 cities and municipalities in the said classification.

Also placed under Alert Level 1 during the same period are the following areas:

For Luzon:

  • Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR): Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, and Baguio City
  • Region I: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, and Dagupan City
  • Region II: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, and City of Santiago
  • Region III: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City, and Olongapo City
  • Region IV-A: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal, and Lucena City
  • Region IV-B: Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, and Puerto Princesa City
  • Region V: Albay, Catanduanes, and Naga City

For the Visayas:

  • Region VI: Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo Province, Bacolod City, and Iloilo City
  • Region VII: Siquijor, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, and Mandaue City
  • Region VIII: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Ormoc City, and Tacloban City

For Mindanao:

  • Region IX: Zamboanga City
  • Region X: Camiguin, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City, and Iligan City
  • Region XI: Davao City
  • CARAGA: Surigao del Sur and Butuan City

The following component cities and municipalities shall likewise be placed under Alert Level 1 during the same period:

For Luzon:

  • CAR: Tublay, Benguet
  • Region IV-A: Candelaria, Quezon; Dolores, Quezon; and San Antonio, Quezon
  • Region IV-B: Cagayancillo, Palawan
  • Region V: Caramoan, Pili, and Tigaon, Camarines Sur; and Capalonga, Camarines Norte

For the Visayas

  • Region VI: Candoni, Negros Occidental and Tobias Fornier (Dao), Antique
  • Region VII: Amlan (Ayuquitan), Negros Oriental and Duero, Bohol
  • Region VIII: Matalom, Leyte

For Mindanao

  • Region IX: Jose Dalman (Ponot) and Labason, Zamboanga del Norte; Molave and Ramon Magsaysay (Liargo) Zamboanga del Sur; and Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay
  • Region X: Tudela, Misamis Occidental; Baroy, Lanao del Norte; Lala, Lanao del Norte; and Tubod, Lanao del Norte
  • Region XI: Caraga, Davao Oriental
  • Region XII: City of Koronadal, South Cotabato; Arakan, North Cotabato; and Lebak, Sultan Kudarat
  • CARAGA: Kitcharao, Agusan del Norte; Santa Josefa, Agusan del Sur; Libjo (Albor), Dinagat Islands; and General Luna, Surigao del Norte
  • Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM): South Upi, Maguindanao and Turtle Islands, Tawi-Tawi

Alert Level 2

Meanwhile, the following 44 provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), and independent component cities (ICCs) shall be placed under Alert Level 2, without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities, which may be under a different alert level classification effective May 1 until May 15, 2022:

For Luzon:

  • CAR: Benguet, Ifugao
  • Region II: Nueva Vizcaya
  • Region IV-A: Quezon Province
  • Region IV-B: Occidental Mindoro and Palawan
  • Region V: Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, and Sorsogon

For the Visayas:

  • Region VI: Antique and Negros Occidental
  • Region VII: Bohol, Cebu, and Negros Oriental
  • Region VIII: Leyte, Northern Samar and Western Samar

For Mindanao:

  • Region IX: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay
  • Region X: Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental
  • Region XI: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro and Davao Occidental
  • Region XII: General Santos City, North Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato
  • CARAGA: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte
  • BARMM: Basilan, Cotabato City, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi

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