The National Capital Region and seven other provinces will be downgraded to Alert Level 2 starting February 1, according to presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles.

Nograles said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) also placed the following areas under Alert Level 2:

• Batanes
• Bulacan
• Cavite
• Rizal
• Biliran
• Southern Leyte
• Basilan

Meanwhile, the IATF has placed the following provinces and cities under Alert Level 3:

Luzon:

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

Mindanao:

• Region IX
  • City of Isabela
  • Zamboanga City
  • Zamboanga Del Sur
  • Zamboanga del Norte
  • Zamboanga Sibugay
• Region X
  • Bukidnon
  • Cagayan de Oro City
  • Iligan City
  • Lanao del Norte
  • Misamis Occidental
  • Misamis Oriental
• Region XI
  • Davao City
  • Davao Del Sur
  • Davao Del Norte
  • Davao Oriental
  • Davao de Oro
• Region XII
  • General Santos City
  • North Cotabato
  • Sarangani
  • South Cotabato
  • Sultan Kudarat
• Region XIII
  • Surigao del Norte
  • Surigao Del Sur
  • Agusan Del Norte
  • Agusan del Sur
  • Butuan City
• Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao
  • Maguindanao
  • Cotabato City
  • Lanao Del Sur

The following alert levels will be in effect until February 15, according to Nograles.

The country recorded 17,382 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, according to the Department of Health, with 213,587 active cases.