IATF keeps NCR under Alert Level 1 until June 30 despite rise in new cases


The government's pandemic task force has decided to keep the entire National capital Region (NCR) under Alert Level 1, the least strict among all risk level classifications, until the end of the month despite a reported spike in Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila, Malacañang said.

(ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN)

Communications Secretary Martin Andanar made this announcement a few hours before the existing alert level classifications expired on June 15.

The announcement likewise came after analytics groups Octa Research reported that the number of Covid-19 cases in NCR grew by 53 percent last week.

Alert Level 1

Based on the latest decision of the Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, 84 of 121 provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUcs), and independent component cities (ICCs) are under Alert Level 1 from June 16 to 30, 2022.

A total of 161 of 758 other component cities and municipalities are also under the same alert level.

The following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs, shall be placed under Alert Level 1 from June 16 to 30, 2022:

  • NCR: Caloocan City, City of Malabon, City of Navotas, City of Valenzuela, Pateros, City of Pasig, City of Marikina, Taguig City, Quezon City, City of Manila, City of Makati, City of Mandaluyong, City of San Juan, City of Muntinlupa, City of Parañaque, City of Las Piñas, and Pasay City
  • Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR): Abra, Apayao, Baguio City, Kalinga, and Mountain Province
  • Region I: Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan
  • Region II: Batanes, Cagayan, City of Santiago, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, and Quirino
  • Region III: Angeles City, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Olongapo City, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales
  • Region IV-A: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Lucena City, and Rizal
  • Region IV-B: Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Puerto Princesa City, and Romblon
  • Region V: Albay, Catanduanes, Naga City, and Sorsogon
  • Region VI: Aklan, Bacolod City, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, and Iloilo City
  • Region VII: Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City (Opon), Mandaue City, and Siquijor
  • Region VIII: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Ormoc City, Southern Leyte, and Tacloban City
  • Region IX: Zamboanga City
  • Region X: Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin, Iligan City, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental
  • Region XI: Davao City and Davao Oriental
  • Region XII: South Cotabato
  • CARAGA: Butuan City, Surigao del Sur, and Agusan del Norte
  • Bangsamoro Autonomous Region In Muslim Mindanao (BARMM): Cotabato City

The following component cities and municipalities shall be placed under Alert Level 1 for the second half of the month:

  • CAR:
    • Benguet - Buguias and Tublay;
    • Ifugao - Kiangan, Lagawe (Capital), and Lamut
  • Region IV-A: Quezon - Atimonan, Candelaria, City of Tayabas, Dolores, Lucban, Mauban, Pagbilao, Plaridel, Polillo, Quezon, Sampaloc, San Antonio, Tiaong, and Unisan
  • Region IV-B:
    • Occidental Mindoro - Calintaan, Looc, and Lubang
    • Palawan - Cagayancillo and Culion
  • Region V:
    • Camarines Norte - Basud, Capalonga, Daet (Capital), and San Vicente
    • Camarines Sur - Bombon, Cabusao, Camaligan, Caramoan, Iriga City, Pamplona, Pili (Capital), Presentacion (Parubcan,) San Fernando, and Tigaon
    • Masbate - Balud, City of Masbate (Capital), and Mandaon
    • Sorsogon - Barcelona, Bulusan, Casiguran, City of Sorsogon (Capital), Gubat, Irosin, Juban, Magallanes, Prieto Diaz, and Santa Magdalena
  • Region VI:
    • Antique - Anini-Y, San Jose (Capital), Sebaste, and Tobias Fornier (Dao)
    • Negros Occidental - Cadiz City, Candoni, City of Victorias, Enrique B. Magalona (Saravia), La Carlota City, Pontevedra, Pulupandan, Sagay City, and San Enrique
  • Region VII:
    • Bohol - Batuan, Calape, Corella, Dimiao, Duero, Garcia Hernandez, Jagna, Lila, Loay, Loboc, San Isidro, San Miguel, Sevilla, Sikatuna, and Tagbilaran City (Capital)
    • Cebu - Alcoy, Borbon, City of Talisay, Oslob, Pilar, Santander, and Tudela
    • Negros Oriental - Amlan (Ayuquitan), Bacong, Dauin, Dumaguete City (Capital), Valencia (Luzurriaga), and Zamboanguita
  • Region VIII:
    • Leyte - Albuera, City of Baybay, Dulag, Javier (Bugho), La Paz, Matag-Ob, Matalom, Palo, Tunga, and Villaba
    • Northern Samar - Allen, Capul, Lapinig, Lavezares, San Antonio, San Jose, and Victoria
    • Samar (Western Samar) - Marabut, Pagsanghan, Paranas (Wright), Tarangnan, and Zumarraga
  • Region IX:
    • Zamboanga del Norte - Dapitan City, Dipolog City (Capital), Jose Dalman (Ponot), Labason, Manukan, Piñan (New Piñan), Polanco, Rizal, and Salug
    • Zamboanga del Sur - Kumalarang, Lambangan, Lapuyan, Mahayag, Molave, and Ramon Magsaysay (Liargo)
    • Zamboanga Sibugay - Alicia, Buug, Diplahan, Ipil (Capital), Siay, and Tungawan
  • Region X: Lanao del Norte - Bacolod, Baroy, Kauswagan, Lala, Linamon, and Tubod (Capital)
  • Region XI:
    • Davao de Oro - Montevista, Nabunturan (Capital), and New Bataan
    • Davao del Sur - Padada
  • Region XII:
    • Cotabato (North Cotabato) - Antipas, Arakan, City of Kidapawan (Capital), and President Roxas
    • South Cotabato - Banga, City of Koronadal (Capital), Polomolok, Santo Niño, and Tantangan
    • Sultan Kudarat - City of Tacurong, Kalamansig, and Lebak
  • CARAGA:
    • Agusan del Norte - Carmen, Jabonga, Kitcharao, Magallanes, and Nasipit
    • Agusan del Sur - Bunawan, Loreto, Prosperidad (Capital,) San Francisco, Santa Josefa, and Sibagat
    • Dinagat Islands - Cagdianao, Dinagat, Libjo (Albor), Loreto, and Tubajon
    • Surigao del Norte - General Luna, Mainit, and Tagana-An
  • BARMM:
    • Lanao del Sur - Bumbaran and Ditsaan-Ramain
    • Maguindanao - South Upi and Upi
    • Tawi-Tawi - Turtle Islands

Alert Level 2

Meanwhile, the following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs shall be placed under Alert Level 2 from June 16 to 30, 2022:

  • CAR: Benguet and Ifugao
  • Region IV-A: Quezon
  • Region IV-B: Occidental Mindoro and Palawan
  • Region V: Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Masbate
  • Region VI: Antique and Negros Occidental
  • Region VII: Bohol, Cebu, and Negros Oriental
  • Region VIII: Leyte, Northern Samar, and Samar (Western Samar)
  • Region IX: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Norte, Zamboanga del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay
  • Region X: Lanao del Norte
  • Region XI: Davao de Oro, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Occidental
  • Region XII: Cotabato (North Cotabato), General Santos City (Dadiangas), Sarangani, and Sultan Kudarat
  • CARAGA: Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte
  • BARMM: Basilan, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi