GUIDE: Entire Philippines Shifts to COVID-19 Alert Level System

Here's the schedule.

by Arianne Merez

Photo/s: Jerome Ascaño

The Philippines has started the shift to the COVID-19 alert level system from community quarantines in a bid to avoid large-scale lockdowns and revive the economy.

While the COVID-19 alert level system has been implemented in Metro Manila since September, it's only this November that the protocol was expanded to other areas.

READ: Goodbye ECQ, GCQ: Alert Level System Goes Nationwide

Here is the schedule of the phased implementation of the COVID-19 alert level system across the country:

Phase 1 (in effect)

Metro Manila
Central Luzon
Southern Tagalog Region
Western Visayas
Central Visayas
Northern Mindanao
Davao Region

Phase 2 (Nov. 12, 2021)

Ilocos Region
Eastern Visayas
SOCCSKSARGEN

Phase 3 (Nov. 17, 2021)

Cagayan Valley
Bicol Region
Zamboanga Peninsula

Phase 4 (Nov. 22, 2021)

Cordillera Administrative Region
Southwestern Tagalog Region
CARAGA
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao

Mountain Province will remain under the old community quarantine system and will be downgraded to GCQ from Nov. 16 to 30.

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