NCR to retain Alert Level 2 status; 7 areas to be placed under Alert Level 3

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Monday, Feb. 14, placed the following areas under Alert Level 3 from Feb. 16 to 28, 2022: Iloilo City, Iloilo Province and Guimaras in Region VI; Zamboanga City in Region IX; Davao de Oro and Davao Occidental in Region XI; and South Cotabato in Region XII.

The IATF retained the Alert Level 2 classification of the National Capital Region from Feb. 16 to 28, 2022.

Other areas in the country placed under Alert Level 2 from Feb. 16 to 28, 2022 in Luzon are:

Abra, Apayao, Baguio City, Benguet, Ifugao, Kalinga and Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region;
Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan in Region I;
Batanes, City of Santiago, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino in Region II;
Bulacan, Angeles City, Aurora, Bataan, Nueva Ecija, Olongapo City, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in Region III;
Cavite, Rizal, Batangas, Laguna, Lucena City and Quezon Province in Region IV-A;
Marinduque, Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro, Palawan, Puerto Princesa City and Romblon in Region IV-B;
Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Masbate, Naga City and Sorsogon in Region V.

In the Visayas, also under Alert Level 2 from Feb. 16 to Feb. 28, 2022, are:

Aklan, Antique, Bacolod City, Capiz and Negros Occidental in Region VI;
Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor in Region VII; and Ormoc City, Tacloban City, Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Western Samar, Biliran and Southern Leyte in Region VIII.

In Mindanao, the following areas are likewise under Alert Level 2 from Feb. 16 until the end of February 2022:

City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay in Region IX;
Bukidnon, Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental in Region X;
Davao City, Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte and Davao Oriental in Region XI;
General Santos City, North Cotabato, Sarangani and Sultan Kudarat in Region XII;
Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Butuan City and Dinagat Islands in Region XIII (CARAGA); and
Basilan, Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Cotabato City and Lanao del Sur in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. (OPS) – bny

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