PROTECTION Health officials are encouraging people not to discard their face masks as these will continue to protect them from COVID-19 despite the improving public health situation in recent months. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA
MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila will remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 until July 15, Malacañang announced Tuesday.
Acting presidential spokesman Martin Andanar said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the sub-Technical Working Group for Data Analytics recommendations, which included keeping the country’s capital region on Alert Level 1.
Malacañang said 85 of 121 provinces, highly urbanized cities and independent component cities and 166 of 744 other component cities and municipalities are also under Alert Level 1.
These are:
Cordillera Administrative Region – 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 Province, 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, Agusan Del Norte, and Agusan Del Sur
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao – Cotabato City
On the other hand, the following component cities and municipalities shall likewise be placed under Alert Level 1 effective July 1, 2022 until July 15, 2022:
Cordillera Administrative Region
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, Lubang, and Rizal
Palawan – Cagayancillo and Culion
Region V
Camarines Norte – Basud, Capalonga, Daet (Capital), San Vicente, and Talisay
Camarines Sur – Bombon, Cabusao, Camaligan, Caramoan, Goa, Iriga City, Pamplona, Pili (Capital), Presentacion (Parubcan), San Fernando, San Jose, and Tigaon
Masbate – Balud, City of Masbate (Capital), and Mandaon
Region VI
Antique – Anini-Y, San Jose (Capital), Sebaste, and Tobias Fornier (Dao)
Negros Occidental – Cadiz City, Candoni, City of Talisay, City of Victorias, Enrique B., Magalona (Saravia), La Carlota City, Pontevedra, Pulupandan, Sagay City, San Enrique, and Valladolid
Region VII
Bohol – Batuan, Calape, Corella, Dimiao, Duero, Garcia Hernandez, Jagna, Lila, Loay, Loboc, Maribojoc, 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, Labangan, 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 – Mawab, Montevista, Nabunturan (Capital), and New Bataan
Davao Del Sur – Padada
Region XII
Cotabato (North Cotabato) – Antipas, Arakan, City of Kidapawan (Capital), and President Roxas
Sultan Kudarat – City of Tacurong, Kalamansig, and Lebak
Caraga
Dinagat Islands – Cagdianao, Dinagat, Libjo (Albor), Loreto, and Tubajon
Surigao Del Norte – Claver, Dapa, General Luna, Mainit, and Tagana-An
BARMM
Lanao Del Sur – Bumbaran, Ditsaan-Ramain, and Wao
Maguindanao – South Upi and Upi
Tawi-Tawi – Turtle Islands
Meanwhile, the following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs shall be placed under Alert Level 2 effective July 1, 2022 until July 15, 2022, without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities, which may be under a different Alert Level classification.
Cordillera Administrative Region – Benguet and Ifugao
Region IV-A – Quezon Province
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 – Dinagat Islands and Surigao Del Norte
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao – Basilan, Lanao Del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi