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The National Capital Region will remain under Alert Level 1 from July 1 to 15
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The assignment of alert levels will now be based on the revised cross tabulation of total beds utilization rate and average daily attack
The National Capital Region (NCR) will remain under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 from July 1 to 15, according to the Inter-agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) Resolution No 169-A issued on June 27.
The IATF also approved recommendations to use new matrices for the Alert Level System. Under the modification, case risk classification will now be based on the average daily attack rates and its current thresholds and the assignment of alert levels will now be based on the revised cross tabulation of total beds utilization rate and average daily attack.
In this connection, the following provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), and independent component cities (ICCs) will be placed under Alert Level 1 effective July 1 to July 15:
- NCR – Caloocan City, City of Malabon, City of Navotas, City of Valenzuela, Pateros, City of Pasig, City of Marikina, Taguig City, Quezon City, City of Manila, City of Makati, City of Mandaluyong, City of San Juan, City of Muntinlupa, City of Parañaque, City of Las Piñas, and Pasay City
- Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) – 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 (BARMM) – Cotabato City
The following component cities and municipalities will likewise be placed under Alert Level 1 during the same period:
- CAR: 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
- BARMM: Lanao Del Sur – Bumbaran, Ditsaan-Ramain, and Wao; Maguindanao – South Upi and Upi; Tawi-Tawi – Turtle Islands
The following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs, meanwhile, will be placed under Alert Level 2 effective July 1 to 15, without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities which may be under a different alert level classification:
- CAR – 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)
- Region IX – City of Isabela, Zamboanga Del Norte, Zamboanga Del Sur, and Zamboanga Sibugay
- Region X – Lanao Del Norte
- Region XI – Davao De Oro, Davao Del Norte, Davao Del Sur, and Davao Occidental
- Region XII – Cotabato (North Cotabato), General Santos City (Dadiangas), Sarangani, and Sultan Kudarat
- Caraga – Dinagat Islands and Surigao Del Norte
- BARMM – Basilan, Lanao Del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi
The alert level system refers to the community quarantine classifications for dealing with COVID-19, and covers entire cities, municipalities and/or regions with the aim to manage and minimize the risk of disease transmission through the use of system indicators, triggers, and thresholds determined by the IATF.
Alert Level 1 is the least restrictive while Alert Level 5 is the most restrictive.
