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| From April 16 to 30, Tacloban City, Biliran Province, Eastern Samar, Ormoc City, and Southern Leyte will remain under Alert Level 1, according to IATF. Photo: Wiki Commons |
TACLOBAN CITY – The Inter-Agency Task Force on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, placed Tacloban City and four other areas in the Eastern Visayas Region under COVID-19 Alert Level 1 status from April 16, 2022, to April 30, 2022.
During the same time period, the following provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), independent component cities (ICCs), and municipalities were placed on Alert Level 1:
Luzon
Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, Baguio City, Mountain Province, and Kalinga;
Region I: Dagupan City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan;
Region II: Batanes, Cagayan, City of Santiago, Isabela, 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, Puerto Princesa City, Romblon, and Oriental Mindoro; and
Region V: Catanduanes, Naga City, and Albay.
Visayas
Region VI: Aklan, Bacolod City, Capiz, Guimaras, and Iloilo City;
Region VII: Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, and Siquijor; and
Region VIII: Biliran, Eastern Samar, Ormoc City, Southern Leyte, and Tacloban City.
Mindanao
Region IX: Zamboanga City;
Region X: Cagayan de Oro City, Camiguin, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, and Iligan City;
Region XI: Davao City; and CARAGA: Butuan City and Surigao del Sur.
However, from April 16, 2022, to April 30, 2022, the following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs will be placed under Alert Level 2, without regard to the component cities and municipalities that may otherwise be classified herein:
Luzon
Region II: Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya; and
Region V: Basud, Camarines Norte.
Visayas
Region VI: Anini-y, Antique; New Lucena, Iloilo; Tubungan, Iloilo; and City of Victorias, Negros Occidental; and
Region VII: Sevilla, Bohol.
Mindanao
Region X: Sapang Dalaga, Misamis Occidental; and
Region XII: Tantangan, South Cotabato.
On the other hand, effective April 16, 2022, until April 30, 2022, the following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs shall be placed under Alert Level 2, without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities may otherwise be classified herein:
Luzon
Cordillera Administrative Region: Benguet and Ifugao;
Region II: Nueva Vizcaya;
Region IV-A: Quezon Province;
Region IV-B: Occidental Mindoro and Palawan; and
Region V: Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, and Sorsogon.
Visayas
Region VI: Antique, Negros Occidental, and Iloilo Province;
Region VII: Bohol, Cebu, and Negros Oriental; and
Region VIII: Leyte, Northern Samar and Western Samar.
Mindanao
Region IX: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, and Zamboanga Sibugay; Region X: Lanao del Norte and Misamis Occidental;
Region XI: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro, and Davao Occidental; Region XII: General Santos City, North Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat, and South Cotabato; CARAGA: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands, and Surigao del Norte; and
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Basilan, Cotabato City, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu, and Tawi-tawi.
—AJ Yes/Tacloban News Update