Metro Manila kept at Alert Level 1 until end of April

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 1, the lowest coronavirus alert level, until April 30, Malacañang announced Wednesday.

The following areas provinces, highly urbanized cities, independent component cities, and municipalities will be under Alert Level 1 from April 16 to 30:

• Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, Baguio City, Mountain Province, and Kalinga
   
• Ilocos region: Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan
   
• Cagayan Valley: Batanes, Cagayan, City of Santiago, Isabela, and Quirino
   
• Central Luzon: Angeles City, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Olongapo City, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales
   
• CALABARZON: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Lucena City, and Rizal
   
• MIMAROPA: Marinduque, Puerto Princesa City, Romblon, and Oriental Mindoro
   
• Bicol region: Catanduanes, Naga City, and Albay
   
• Western Visayas: Aklan, Bacolod City, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo City
   
• Central Visayas: Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Siquijor
   
• Eastern Visayas: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Ormoc City, Southern Leyte, and Tacloban City
   
• Zamboanga Peninsula: Zamboanga City
   
• Northern Mindanao: Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Iligan City
   
• Davao region: Davao City
   
• CARAGA: Butuan City and Surigao del Sur

The following component cities and municipalities will be also under the lowest COVID-19 alert level during the same period:

• Cagayan Valley: Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya
   
• Bicol region: Basud, Camarines Norte
   
• Western Visayas: Anini-y, Antique; New Lucena, Iloilo; Tubungan, Iloilo; and City of Victorias, Negros Occidental
   
• Eastern Visayas: Sevilla, Bohol
   
• Northern Mindanao: Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental
   
• Soccsksargen: Tantangan, South Cotabato

Under Alert Level 1, all business establishments may operate and all activities may be done at full on-site and venue capacity. 

Meanwhile, the following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs will be placed under Alert Level 2:

• Cordillera Administrative Region: Benguet and Ifugao
   
• Cagayan Valley: Nueva Vizcaya
   
• CALABARZON: Quezon Province
   
• MIMAROPA: Occidental Mindoro and Palawan
   
• Bicol region: Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, and Sorsogon
   
• Western Visayas: Antique, Negros Occidental, and Iloilo Province
   
• Central Visayas: Bohol, Cebu, and Negros Oriental
   
• Eastern Visayas: Leyte, Northern Samar and Western Samar
   
• Zamboanga Peninsula: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga Sibugay
   
• Northern Mindanao: Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental
   
• Davao region: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, and Davao Occidental
   
• Soccsksargen: General Santos City, North Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, and South Cotabato
   
• CARAGA: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte
   
• Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Basilan, Cotabato City, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-tawi

The Philippines has reported over 3.68 million COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic, with 59,778 deaths. — Gaea Katreena Cabico