By Pearl Gumapos
Malacañang on Sunday (Feb. 27) announced the new alert level system classifications approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force to be implemented in NCR and 38 other areas beginning Mar. 1, 2022.
The new classifications will be effective until March 15, 2022.
Aside from NCR, here are the other areas in Luzon to be placed under Alert Level 1:
Abra, Apayao, Baguio City and Kalinga in the Cordillera Administrative Region;
Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan in Region I;
Batanes, Cagayan, City of Santiago, Isabela and Quirino in Region II;
Angeles City, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Olongapo City, Pampanga and Tarlac in Region III;
Cavite and Laguna in Region IV-A;
Marinduque, Puerto Princesa City and Romblon in Region IV-B; and
Naga City and Catanduanes in Region V.
Areas in Visayas that will also be placed under Alert Level 1:
Aklan, Bacolod City, Capiz and Guimaras in Region VI;
Siquijor in Region VII; and
Biliran in Region VIII.
Areas in Mindanao that will also be placed under Alert Level 1:
Zamboanga City in Region IX;
Cagayan de Oro City and Camiguin in Region X; and
Davao City in Region XI.
Meanwhile, here are the areas to be placed under Alert Level 2 from March 1, 2022 to March 15, 2022:
For Luzon:
Cordillera Administrative Region: Benguet, Ifugao and Mountain Province
Region II: Nueva Vizcaya
Region III: Nueva Ecija and Zambales
Region IV-A: Batangas, Lucena City, Quezon Province and Rizal
Region IV-B: Occidental Mindoro, Oriental Mindoro and Palawan
Region V: Albay, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate and Sorsogon
For the Visayas:
Region VI: Antique, Iloilo City, Iloilo Province and Negros Occidental;
Region VII: Bohol, Cebu Province, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City and Negros Oriental
Region VIII: Eastern Samar, Leyte, Northern Samar, Ormoc City, Southern Leyte, Tacloban City and Western Samar
For Mindanao:
Region IX: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay
Region X: Bukidnon, Iligan City, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental and Misamis Oriental
Region XI: Davao De Oro, Davao Del Sur, Davao Del Norte, Davao Oriental and Davao Occidental
Region XII: General Santos City, North Cotabato, Sarangani, South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat
Region XIII (CARAGA) : Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Butuan City and Dinagat Islands
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM): Basilan, Maguindanao, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Cotabato City and Lanao Del Sur. – bny
