MANILA (UPDATED)— Metro Manila and dozens of other areas will remain under pandemic Alert Level 1 until the middle of June, Malacañang announced on Friday.

Deputy Palace spokesperson Kris Ablan said the following areas will be under loosest of five COVID-19 alert levels from June 1 to June 15.

National Capital Region

Cordillera Administrative Region

• Abra
• Apayao
• Kalinga
• Mountain Province
• Baguio City

Ilocos Region

• Ilocos Norte
• Ilocos Sur
• La Union
• Pangasinan
• Dagupan City

Cagayan Valley

• Batanes
• Cagayan
• Isabela
• Nueva Vizcaya
• Quirino
• Santiago City

Central Luzon

• Aurora
• Bataan
• Bulacan
• Nueva Ecija
• Pampanga
• Tarlac
• Zambales
• Angeles City
• Olongapo City

Calabarzon

• Batangas
• Laguna
• Cavite
• Rizal
• Lucena City

Mimaropa

• Marinduque
• Oriental Mindoro
• Romblon
• Puerto Princesa City

Bicol Region

• Albay
• Catanduanes
• Naga City

Western Visayas

• Aklan
• Capiz
• Guimaras
• Iloilo
• Bacolod City
• Iloilo City

Central Visayas

• Siquijor
• Cebu City
• Lapu-Lapu City
• Mandaue City

Eastern Visayas

• Biliran
• Eastern Samar
• Southern Leyte
• Ormoc City
• Tacloban City

Zamboanga Peninsula

• Zamboanga City

Northern Mindanao

• Bukidnon
• Camiguin
• Misamis Occidental
• Misamis Oriental
• Cagayan de Oro City
• Iligan City

Davao Region

• Davao Oriental
• Davao City

Caraga Region

• Surigao Del Sur
• Butuan City

Under Alert 1, establishments and public transportation can operate at full capacity, while schools can also implement in-person classes.

• New guidelines under Alert Level 1

The following areas, meanwhile, were placed under Alert Level 2 from June 1 until June 15:

Cordillera Administrative Region

• Benguet
• Ifugao

Calabarzon

• Quezon Province

Mimaropa

• Occidental Mindoro
• Palawan

Bicol Region

• Camarines Norte
• Camarines Sur
• Masbate
• Sorsogon

Western Visayas

• Antique
• Negros Occidental

Central Visayas

• Bohol
• Cebu Province
• Negros Oriental

Eastern Visayas

• Leyte
• Northern Samar
• Western Samar

Zamboanga Peninsula

• City of Isabela
• Zamboanga del Sur
• Zamboanga del Norte
• Zamboanga Sibugay

Northern Mindanao

• Lanao del Norte

Davao Region

• Davao del Norte
• Davao del Sur
• Davao de Oro
• Davao Occidental

Soccsksargen

• General Santos City
• North Cotabato
• Sarangani
• Sultan Kudarat
• South Cotabato

CARAGA

• Agusan del Norte
• Agusan del Sur
• Dinagat Islands
• Surigao del Norte

Bangsamoro

• Basilan
• Cotabato City
• Lanao del Sur
• Maguindanao
• Sulu
• Tawi-tawi

Under Alert Level 2, casinos, horse racing, cockfighting and operation of cockpits, lottery and betting shops are banned, unless authorized by the COVID-19 task force or the Office of the President.

Authorities earlier said areas in the country cannot deescalate to the loosest Alert Level 1 if their vaccination rate remains low.

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Malacañang had said areas that would meet the following criteria can shift to Alert Level 1:

• Low to minimal risk case classification.
• Total bed utilization rate of less than 50 percent.
• Full vaccination of 70 percent of its target population (denominator is 80 percent of its total population).
• Full vaccination of 80 percent of its target population in the elderly (denominator is 85 percent of its population).
  

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