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Metro Manila remains under Alert Level 1 until July 15

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June 28, 2022 | 11:06am

Metro Manila remains under Alert Level 1 until July 15

Children with their guardian make their way inside Quiapo church as church management ease restrictions on kids entering the area provided that thr minimum health protocols such as wearing face mask are observed.

The STAR / Michael Varcas

MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila will still be under the country’s most relaxed quarantine classification until July 15 despite the continued increase of COVID-19 infections logged nationwide.

This comes as the country’s pandemic task force plans to assign an area’s alert level based on the cross tabulation of its total beds utilization rate and the average daily attack rate and current thresholds.

Other areas under Alert Level 1 beginning July 1 until July 15 include:

Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, Baguio City, Kalinga, and Mountain Province
Ilocos Region: Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan
Cagayan Valley: Batanes, Cagayan, City of Santiago, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, 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, Oriental Mindoro, Puerto Princesa City, and Romblon
Bicol Region: Albay, Catanduanes, Naga City, and Sorsogon
Western Visayas: Aklan, Bacolod City, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo Province, and Iloilo City
Central Visayas: Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City (Opon), Mandaue City, and Siquijor
Eastern Visayas: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Ormoc City, Southern Leyte, and Tacloban City
Zamboanga Peninsula: Zamboanga City
Northern Mindanao: Bukidnon, Cagayan De Oro City, Camiguin, Iligan City, Misamis Occidental, and Misamis Oriental
Davao Region: Davao City and Davao Oriental
Soccsksargen: South Cotabato
Caraga: Butuan City, Surigao Del Sur, Agusan Del Norte, and Agusan Del Sur
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao - Cotabato City

These cities and municipalities will also be under Alert Level 1:

Benguet: Buguias and Tublay
Ifugao: Kiangan, Lagawe, and Lamut
Quezon: Atimonan, Candelaria, City of Tayabas, Dolores, Lucban, Mauban, Pagbilao, Plaridel, Polillo, Quezon, Sampaloc, San Antonio, Tiaong, and Unisan
Occidental Mindoro: Calintaan, Looc, Lubang, and Rizal
Palawan: Cagayancillo and Culion
Camarines Norte: Basud, Capalonga, Daet, San Vicente, and Talisay
Camarines Sur: Bombon, Cabusao, Camaligan, Caramoan, Goa, Iriga City, Pamplona, Pili, Presentacion (Parubcan), San Fernando, San Jose, and Tigaon
Masbate: Balud, City of Masbate, and Mandaon
Antique: Anini-Y, San Jose, 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
Bohol: Batuan, Calape, Corella, Dimiao, Duero, Garcia Hernandez, Jagna, Lila, Loay, Loboc, Maribojoc, San Isidro, San Miguel, Sevilla, Sikatuna, and Tagbilaran City
Cebu: Alcoy, Borbon, City of Talisay, Oslob, Pilar, Santander, and Tudela
Negros Oriental: Amlan (Ayuquitan), Bacong, Dauin, Dumaguete City, Valencia (Luzurriaga), and Zamboanguita
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
Zamboanga Del Norte: Dapitan City, Dipolog City, 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, Siay, and Tungawan
Lanao Del Norte - Bacolod, Baroy, Kauswagan, Lala, Linamon, and Tubod
Davao De Oro: Mawab, Montevista, Nabunturan, and New Bataan
Davao Del Sur: Padada
Cotabato (North Cotabato): Antipas, Arakan, City of Kidapawan, 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
Lanao Del Sur: Bumbaran, Ditsaan-Ramain, and Wao
Maguindanao: South Upi and Upi
Tawi-Tawi: Turtle Islands

Meanwhile, the following cities and municipalities will be under Alert Level 2 from July 1 to July 15.

Cordillera Administrative Region: Benguet and Ifugao
Calabarzon: Quezon Province
Mimaropa: Occidental Mindoro and Palawan
Bicol Region: Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Masbate
Western Visayas: Antique and Negros Occidental
Central Visayas: Bohol, Cebu, and Negros Oriental
Eastern Visayas: Leyte, Northern Samar, and Samar (Western Samar)
Zamboanga Peninsula: City of Isabela, Zamboanga Del Norte, Zamboanga Del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay
Northern Mindanao: Lanao Del Norte
Davao Region: Davao De Oro, Davao Del Norte, Davao Del Sur, and Davao Occidental
Soccsksargen: 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

Their classification will not affect component cities and municipalities under a different alert level.

The country’s pandemic task force amended the alert level system matrix used to classify areas.

Case risk classification will now be based on the average daily attack rates and current threshholds, instead of making use of an area’s two-week growth rate. However, the country’s health system capacity will still be based on the beds utilization rate and its current thresholds.