COVID-19 alert levels extended until IATF review on July 18

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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang has announced that the current COVID-19 alert levels in the country will remain, pending a review by the government’s pandemic task force.

The existing alert level classification issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases under the administration of former President Rodrigo Duterte lapsed on Friday, July 15.

“The status quo holds for our alert levels, which the IATF will be reviewing on Monday (July 18),” Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles told reporters in a text message.

With this in mind, Metro Manila and the following areas will remain under Alert Level 1 until further review by the IATF:

• 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

Other cities and municipalities will similarly stay under the lowest alert level classification:

• 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
• Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
  Lanao Del Sur – Bumbaran, Ditsaan-Ramain, and Wao
  Maguindanao – South Upi and Upi
  Tawi-Tawi – Turtle Islands

Meanwhile, the listed areas will maintains its Alert Level 2 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)

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