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Gov't extends Alert Level 1 in NCR; more areas ease restrictions
Gov't extends Alert Level 1 in NCR; more areas ease restrictions
Job Manahan,
ABS-CBN News
Published Mar 15, 2022 06:14 PM PHT
People spend leisure time at Wawa Dam in Rodriguez, Rizal on March 13, 2022. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News/file
MANILA - The National Capital Region will remain under Alert Level 1, while 47 areas have also shifted to the lowest COVID-19 alert level until the end of March, Malacañang said on Tuesday.
Acting Palace spokesperson and Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the COVID-19 task force approved placing the 48 areas under Alert Level 1 from March 16 until March 31.
"The areas not in the... list shall be under Alert Level 2 beginning March 16, 2022 until March 31," said Andanar.
The following are placed under the lowest of the 5-tier lockdown level:
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LUZON
Abra
Apayao
Baguio City
Kalinga
Dagupan City
Ilocos Norte
Ilocos Sur
La Union
Pangasinan
Batanes
Cagayan
City of Santiago
Isabela
Quirino
Angeles City
Aurora
Bataan
Bulacan
Nueva Ecija
Olongapo City
Pampanga
Tarlac
Zambales
Batangas
Cavite
Laguna
Lucena City
Marinduque
Puerto Princesa City
Romblon
Naga City
Catanduanes
VISAYAS
Aklan
Bacolod City
Capiz
Guimaras
Iloilo City
Cebu City
Siquijor
Biliran
Ormoc City
Tacloban City
MINDANAO
Zamboanga City
Cagayan de Oro City
Camiguin
Davao City
Butuan City
Forty areas earlier downgraded to the said alert level, also considered as the country's shift to a "new normal."
Based on government guidelines under Alert Level 1, most health restrictions have been removed. The quarantine level allows 100% capacity in government offices and public transport.
Individuals aged 18 above are still required to present vaccination proof when attending mass gatherings or entering indoor establishments.
From March 7 to 13, the country tallied 4,131 new COVID-19 cases or an average of 590 per day, which is 35 percent lower than the cases reported from the previous week.
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