The National Capital Region (NCR) will remain under Alert Level 3 until the end of January amid the rising number of COVID-19 infections in the country, Malacañang said Friday.
In a Palace briefing, acting presidential spokesman Karlo Nograles said the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases agreed to retain Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila and other areas from Jan. 16 to 31.
Aside from the NCR, areas that will be under Alert Level 3 starting January 16 are:
- Baguio City
- Ifugao
- Mountain Province
- Dagupan City
- Ilocos Sur
- Santiago City in Region 2
- Cagayan
- Angeles City
- Aurora
- Bataan
- Bulacan,
- Olongapo City
- Pampanga
- Zambales
- Rizal
- Batangas
- Cavite
- Laguna
- Lucena City
- Marinduque
- Romblon
- Camarines Norte
- Catanduanes
- Naga City
- Sorsogon
- Iloilo City
- Iloilo
- Negros Occidental
- Guimaras
- Lapu-Lapu City
- Bohol
- Cebu province
- Negros Oriental
- Ormoc City
- Biliran
- Eastern Samar
- Leyte
- Northern Samar
- Southern Leyte
- Western Samar
- City of Isabela in Region 9
- Zamboanga City
- Zamboanga del Sur
- Bukidnon
- Iligan City
- Misamis Occidental
- Misamis Oriental
- Davao del Sur
- Davao del Norte
- General Santos City
- South Cotabato
- Surigao del Sur
- Agusan del Norte
- Lanao del Sur
The following areas were earlier placed by the government under Alert Level 3 from January 14 to 31:
- Benguet
- Kalinga
- Abra
- La Union
- Ilocos Norte
- Pangasinan
- Nueva Vizcaya
- Isabela
- Quirino
- Nueva Ecija
- Tarlac
- Quezon province
- Occidental Mindoro
- Oriental Mindoro
- Camarines Sur
- Albay
- Bacolod City
- Aklan
- Capiz
- Antique
- Cebu City
- Mandaue City
- Tacloban City
- Cagayan de Oro City
- Davao City
- Butuan City
- Agusan del Sur
- Cotabato City
Under Alert Level 3, intrazonal and interzonal travel are subject to “reasonable restrictions” that may be imposed by local government units.
Several establishments will be allowed to operate at 30% indoor venue capacity but exclusively for fully vaccinated people and 50% outdoor venue capacity as long as employees are fully vaccinated.
On Thursday, the Philippines logged another record-high 34,021 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the country's total caseload to 3,092,409.
