Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 30) – Metro Manila will stay under the most relaxed COVID-19 alert status until mid-August, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Saturday.
The DOH, which chairs the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, also said 10 more local government units will be de-escalated to Alert Level 1 from Aug. 1 to 15.
The following component cities and municipalities in the Visayas and Mindanao will be newly placed under that classification:
– Region VI: Barbaza, Antique;
– Region VIII: Bato and Tabontabon, Leyte;
– Region IX: Payao, Zamboanga Sibugay;
– Region XI: Braulio E. Dujali, Davao Del Norte;
– Region XII: Maitum, Sarangani;
– CARAGA: Pilar, Surigao Del Norte;
– Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Calanogas, Marogong and Tagoloan II, Lanao Del Sur
Cities and municipalities previously de-escalated to Alert Level 1 will also retain this status, the department added.
Alert Level 1
The DOH also listed the following areas under Alert Level 1:
– Cordillera Administrative Region: 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, Nueva Vizcaya, 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, Naga City, and Sorsogon
– 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
– Region IX: Zamboanga City; Region X: Camiguin, Bukidnon, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City, and Iligan City;
– Region XI: Davao City and Davao Oriental;
– Region XII: South Cotabato and General Santos City;
– CARAGA: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Surigao del Sur and Butuan City;
– BARMM: Cotabato City
Alert Level 2
Meanwhile, the DOH said the following localities will remain under Alert Level 2, without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities which may be under the first alert level:
– Cordillera Administrative Region: Benguet, 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 Western Samar;
– Region IX: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga Sibugay;
– Region X: Lanao del Norte;
– Region XI: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao de Oro and Davao Occidental;
– Region XII: North Cotabato, 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
