THE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Emerging Infectious Diseases has placed several provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs) and independent component cities (ICCs) under Alert Level 2 status from May 16 until May 31.
The areas placed under Alert Level 2 are the following:
Luzon:
Cordillera Administrative Region: Benguet, Ifugao
Region IV-A: Quezon Province
Region IV-B: Occidental Mindoro and Palawan
Region V: Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, and Sorsogon
Visayas:
Region VI: Antique and Negros Occidental
Region VII: Bohol, Cebu Province, and Negros Oriental
Region VIII: Leyte, Northern Samar, and Western Samar
Mindanao:
Region IX: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte Zamboanga Sibugay
Region X: Lanao del Norte
Region XI: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro 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
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao: Basilan, Cotabato City, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi
The IATF maintained the Alert Level 1 status in the following areas:
Luzon:
Cordillera Administrative Region: Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Baguio City and Kiangan, Ifugao
Region I: Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan and Dagupan City
Region II: Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and City of Santiago
Region III: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City and Olongapo City
Region IV-A: Batangas, Cavite, Laguna, Rizal and Lucena City
Region IV-B: Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Romblon and Puerto Princesa City
Region V: Albay; Catanduanes; Naga City; Balud, Masbate and Irosin, Sorsogon
Visayas:
Region VI: Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, Iloilo, Bacolod City and Iloilo City
Region VII: Siquijor; Cebu City; Lapu-Lapu City; Mandaue City; Calape, Bohol; Garcia Hernandez, Bohol; San Isidro, Bohol; San Miguel, Bohol; Alcoy, Cebu; Borbon, Cebu; Oslob, Cebu; Pilar, Cebu; Santander, Cebu; Tudela, Cebu; Bacong, Negros Oriental; Dauin, Negros Oriental; Valencia (Luzarriaga), Negros Oriental and Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental
Region VIII: Biliran; Eastern Samar; Southern Leyte; Ormoc City; Tacloban City; Tarangnan, Samar and Zumarraga, Samar
Mindanao:
Region IX: Zamboanga City; Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur and Diplahan, Zamboanga Sibugay
Region X: Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City and Iligan City
Region XI: Davao City
Region XII: Kalamansig, Sultan Kudarat
Caraga: Surigao del Sur
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