![[xterm taxonomy=byline term=“daphne-galvez”] MANILA, Philippines — Iloilo City will be eased to Alert Level 1 starting March 15, Malacañang announced on Thursday. The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases agreed to ease the city to Alert Level 1 after it met the criteria for deescalation, acting presidential spokesman Martin Andanar said. “IATF on Thursday, March 10, approved the de-escalation of Iloilo City to Alert Level 1 after meeting the prescribed criteria for de-escalation to Alert Level 1 of the sub-Technical Working Group on Data Analytics,” he said in a statement. “This shall take effect immediately and until March 15,” he added. The IATF met on Thursday for the possible deescalation of the country to Alert Level 1.](https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/files/2021/02/Regions120522.jpg)
FEAST DAY Wearing masks and observing distancing, people attend Mass at Jaro Cathedral grounds in Iloilo City to celebrate
the Feast of Nuestra Señora dela Candelaria —PHOTO COURTESY OF OFFICE OF THE ILOILO CITY MAYOR
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases agreed to ease the city to Alert Level 1 after it met the criteria for deescalation, acting presidential spokesman Martin Andanar said.
“IATF on Thursday, March 10, approved the de-escalation of Iloilo City to Alert Level 1 after meeting the prescribed criteria for de-escalation to Alert Level 1 of the sub-Technical Working Group on Data Analytics,” he said in a statement.
“This shall take effect immediately and until March 15,” he added.
The IATF met on Thursday for the possible deescalation of the country to Alert Level 1.
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