NCR, more areas under Alert Level 1 from March 1-15

• The National Capital Region’s COVID-19 alert level will be downgraded from 2 to 1 starting March 1-15
• Many other areas across the nation will also be under Alert Level 1 as the overall number of COVID-19 infections continue to slide

The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) on February 27 approved placing the National Capital Region and 38 other areas under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15.

Apart from NCR, other areas in Luzon under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15, 2022 are:

• Abra, Apayao, Baguio City and Kalinga in the Cordillera Administrative Region;

• Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan in Region I;

• Batanes, Cagayan, City of Santiago, Isabela and Quirino in Region II;

• Angeles City, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Olongapo City, Pampanga and Tarlac in Region III;

• Cavite and Laguna in Region IV-A;

• Marinduque, Puerto Princesa City and Romblon in Region IV-B; and

• Naga City and Catanduanes in Region V

Under Alert Level in Visayas 1 from March 1 to 15, 2022 are:

• Aklan, Bacolod City, Capiz and Guimaras in Region VI;

• Siquijor in Region VII; and

• Biliran in Region VIII.

In Mindanao, the following areas are also under Alert Level 1 from March 1 to 15, 2022:

• Zamboanga City in Region IX;

• Cagayan de Oro City and Camiguin in Region X; and

• Davao City in Region XI.

Meanwhile, the IATF placed the following areas under Alert Level 2 from March 1 to 15:

For Luzon

• Cordillera Administrative Region: Benguet, Ifugao and Mountain Province;
• Region II: Nueva Vizcaya
• Region III: Nueva Ecija and Zambales;
• Region IV-A: Batangas, Lucena City, Quezon Province and Rizal;
• Region IV-B: Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro and Palawan; and
• Region V: Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate and Sorsogon.

For Visayas

• Region VI: Antique, Iloilo City, Iloilo Province and Negros Occidental;
• Region VII: Bohol, Cebu Province, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and Negros Oriental; and
• Region VIII: Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Ormoc City, Southern Leyte, Tacloban City and Western Samar.

For Mindanao

• Region IX: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay;
• Region X: Bukidnon, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental;
• Region XI: Davao De Oro, Davao Del Sur, Davao Del Norte, Davao Oriental and Davao Occidental;
• Region XII: General Santos City, North Cotabato, Sarangani, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat;
• Region XIII (CARAGA) : Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Butuan City and Dinagat Islands; and
• Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM): Basilan, Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Cotabato City and Lanao Del Sur.