May 1, 2023

IATF-EID RESOLUTION NO. 7-B, S. 2023

WHEREAS, Section 15, Article II of the 1987 Constitution states that the State shall protect and promote the right to health of the people and instill health consciousness among them;

WHEREAS, Section 2 (c) of Executive Order No. 168 (s.2014) mandates the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to prevent and/or minimize the local spread of emerging infectious diseases (EID) in the country through the establishment or reinforcement of a system in screening possible patients infected with EID, contact tracing, identification of the mode of exposure to the virus, and implementation of effective quarantine and proper isolation procedures;

WHEREAS, the IATF approved the shift in the policy of classifying Provinces, Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs), and Independent Component Cities (ICCs) for purposes of community quarantine and adopted the Alert Level System for identified pilot areas of implementation and piloted the implementation thereof in the National Capital Region (NCR) on 08 September 2021, and has since expanded to other regions;

WHEREAS, the President issued Executive Order No. 151 (s.2021) on 11 November 2021, approving the nationwide implementation of the Alert Level System for COVID-19 Response;

WHEREAS, the IATF, through IATF Resolution No. 165 dated 24 March 2022, has adopted the policy of including component cities and municipalities in the Alert Level System for purposes of alert level classification;

WHEREAS, on 28 October 2022, the Executive Secretary issued a Memorandum delegating to the IATF the approval of the Alert Level System Classifications of local government units, including Provinces, HUCs, and ICCs.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, that the IATF approves the recommendations of the sub-Technical Working Group on Data Analytics, placing the following provinces, HUCs, ICCs, component cities, and municipalities under their respective Alert Levels effective 1 May 2023 until 15 May 2023: HTcADC

A. The following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs shall be placed under Alert Level 1:

 

Region	Province/HUC/ICC
NCR	CALOOCAN CITY
	CITY OF MALABON
	CITY OF NAVOTAS
	CITY OF VALENZUELA
	PATEROS
	CITY OF PASIG
	CITY OF MARIKINA
	TAGUIG CITY
	QUEZON CITY
	CITY OF MANILA
	CITY OF MAKATI
	CITY OF MANDALUYONG
	CITY OF SAN JUAN
	CITY OF MUNTINLUPA
	CITY OF PARAÑAQUE
	CITY OF LAS PIÑAS
	PASAY CITY
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)	ABRA
	APAYAO
	BAGUIO CITY
	KALINGA
	MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
I	DAGUPAN CITY
	ILOCOS NORTE
	ILOCOS SUR
	LA UNION
	PANGASINAN
II	BATANES
	CAGAYAN
	CITY OF SANTIAGO
	ISABELA
	NUEVA VIZCAYA
	QUIRINO
III	ANGELES CITY
	AURORA
	BATAAN
	BULACAN
	NUEVA ECIJA
	OLONGAPO CITY
	PAMPANGA
	TARLAC
	ZAMBALES
IV-A	BATANGAS
	CAVITE
	LAGUNA
	LUCENA CITY
	RIZAL
IV-B	MARINDUQUE
	OCCIDENTAL MINDORO
	ORIENTAL MINDORO
	PUERTO PRINCESA CITY
	ROMBLON
V	ALBAY
	CAMARINES SUR
	CATANDUANES
	NAGA CITY
	SORSOGON
VI	AKLAN
	BACOLOD CITY
	CAPIZ
	GUIMARAS
	ILOILO PROVINCE
	ILOILO CITY
VII	CEBU CITY
	LAPU-LAPU CITY
	MANDAUE CITY
	SIQUIJOR
VIII	BILIRAN
	EASTERN SAMAR
	NORTHERN SAMAR
	ORMOC CITY
	SOUTHERN LEYTE
	TACLOBAN CITY
IX	CITY OF ISABELA
	ZAMBOANGA CITY
	ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE
	ZAMBOANGA DEL SUR
	ZAMBOANGA SIBUGAY
X	BUKIDNON
	CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY
	CAMIGUIN
	ILIGAN CITY
	MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL
	MISAMIS ORIENTAL
XI	DAVAO CITY
	DAVAO ORIENTAL
XII	GENERAL SANTOS CITY
	SOUTH COTABATO
CARAGA	AGUSAN DEL NORTE
	AGUSAN DEL SUR
	BUTUAN CITY
	SURIGAO DEL NORTE
	SURIGAO DEL SUR
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)	COTABATO CITY
	LANAO DEL SUR

 

B. The following component cities and municipalities shall likewise be placed under Alert Level 1: CAIHTE

 

Region	Province/HUC/ICC	Municipalities/Cities
CAR	BENGUET	BUGUIAS
		SABLAN
		TUBLAY
	IFUGAO	ALFONSO LISTA (Potia)
		KIANGAN
		LAGAWE (Capital)
		LAMUT
IV-A	QUEZON	ALABAT
		ATIMONAN
		CANDELARIA
		CITY OF TAYABAS
		DOLORES
		GUMACA
		LUCBAN
		MAUBAN
		PADRE BURGOS
		PAGBILAO
		PEREZ
		PLARIDEL
		POLILLO
		QUEZON
		SAMPALOC
		SAN ANTONIO
		SARIAYA
		TIAONG
		UNISAN
IV-B	PALAWAN	CAGAYANCILLO
		CULION
		EL NIDO (Bacuit)
		KALAYAAN
V	CAMARINES NORTE	BASUD
		CAPALONGA
		DAET (Capital)
		SAN VICENTE
		TALISAY
	MASBATE	BALUD
		BATUAN
		CITY OF MASBATE (Capital)
		MANDAON
		MILAGROS
		SAN FERNANDO
VI	ANTIQUE	ANINI-Y
		BARBAZA
		SAN JOSE (Capital)
		SEBASTE
		TOBIAS FORNIER (DAO)
	NEGROS OCCIDENTAL	CADIZ CITY
		CANDONI
		CITY OF HIMAMAYLAN
		CITY OF TALISAY
		CITY OF VICTORIAS
		ENRIQUE B. MAGALONA (SARAVIA)
		ILOG
		LA CARLOTA CITY
		MURCIA
		PONTEVEDRA
		PULUPANDAN
		SAGAY CITY
		SAN ENRIQUE
		SILAY CITY
		VALLADOLID
VII	BOHOL	ALBURQUERQUE
		BALILIHAN
		BATUAN
		CALAPE
		CORELLA
		DIMIAO
		DUERO
		GARCIA HERNANDEZ
		JAGNA
		LILA
		LOAY
		LOBOC
		MARIBOJOC
		PRES. CARLOS P. GARCIA (PITOGO)
		SAN ISIDRO
		SAN MIGUEL
		SEVILLA
		SIKATUNA
		TAGBILARAN CITY (Capital)
	CEBU	ALCOY
		BORBON
		CITY OF NAGA
		CITY OF TALISAY
		OSLOB
		PILAR
		PORO
		SANTANDER
		TUDELA
	NEGROS ORIENTAL	AMLAN (AYUQUITAN)
		BACONG
		DAUIN
		DUMAGUETE CITY (Capital)
		VALENCIA (LUZURRIAGA)
		ZAMBOANGUITA
VIII	LEYTE	ABUYOG
		ALBUERA
		BATO
		BARUGO
		CITY OF BAYBAY
		DULAG
		HINDANG
		INOPACAN
		JAVIER (BUGHO)
		LA PAZ
		LEYTE
		MATAG-OB
		MATALOM
		PALO
		PASTRANA
		TABONTABON
		TUNGA
		VILLABA
	SAMAR (WESTERN SAMAR)	CITY OF CATBALOGAN (Capital)
		MARABUT
		MOTIONG
		PAGSANGHAN
		PARANAS (WRIGHT)
		SAN SEBASTIAN
		TALALORA
		TARANGNAN
		ZUMARRAGA
X	LANAO DEL NORTE	BACOLOD
		BAROY
		KAUSWAGAN
		KOLAMBUGAN
		LALA
		LINAMON
		TUBOD (Capital)
XI	DAVAO DE ORO	MAWAB
		MONTEVISTA
		NABUNTURAN (Capital)
		NEW BATAAN
	DAVAO DEL NORTE	BRAULIO E. DUJALI
		ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL
		SANTO TOMAS
	DAVAO DEL SUR	PADADA
	DAVAO OCCIDENTAL	DON MARCELINO
		MALITA
		SANTA MARIA
XII	COTABATO (NORTH COTABATO)	ANTIPAS
		ARAKAN
		CITY OF KIDAPAWAN (Capital)
		KABACAN
		PRESIDENT ROXAS
	SARANGANI	MAITUM
	SULTAN KUDARAT	BAGUMBAYAN
		CITY OF TACURONG
		KALAMANSIG
		LEBAK
		PRESIDENT QUIRINO
CARAGA	DINAGAT ISLANDS	CAGDIANAO
		DINAGAT
		LIBJO (ALBOR)
		LORETO
		TUBAJON
BARMM	MAGUINDANAO	SOUTH UPI
		UPI
	SULU	HADJI PANGLIMA TAHIL (MARUNGGAS)
	TAWI-TAWI	TURTLE ISLANDS

 

C. The following provinces, HUCs, and ICCs shall be placed under Alert Level 2, without prejudice to their respective component cities and municipalities which may be under a different alert level classification under Section B hereof; aScITE

 

Region	Province/HUC/ICC
CAR	BENGUET
	IFUGAO
IV-A	QUEZON PROVINCE
IV-B	PALAWAN
V	CAMARINES NORTE
	MASBATE
VI	ANTIQUE
	NEGROS OCCIDENTAL
VII	BOHOL
	CEBU PROVINCE
	NEGROS ORIENTAL
VIII	LEYTE
	WESTERN SAMAR
X	LANAO DEL NORTE
XI	DAVAO DE ORO
	DAVAO DEL NORTE
	DAVAO DEL SUR
	DAVAO OCCIDENTAL
XII	NORTH COTABATO
	SARANGANI
	SULTAN KUDARAT
CARAGA	DINAGAT ISLANDS
BARMM	BASILAN
	MAGUINDANAO
	SULU
	TAWI-TAWI

 

D. All other IATF Resolutions on alert level classifications inconsistent with this Resolution are hereby repealed or modified accordingly.

RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Chairperson and/or Co-Chairperson shall be duly authorized to sign this Resolution for and on behalf of the Inter-Agency Task Force. DETACa

APPROVED this 1st day of May 2023, via ad referendum.

(SGD.) MARIA ROSARIO S. VERGEIRE, MD, MPH, CESO IIOfficer-In-Charge, Department of HealthIATF Chairperson

(SGD.) BENJAMIN C. ABALOS, JR.Secretary, Department of the Interior and Local GovernmentIATF Co-Chairperson

ATTACHMENT

Certification

This is to certify that:

1. I am presently an Assistant Secretary of the Department of Health;

2. I am the Head of the Secretariat of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases created under Executive Order No. 168, (s.2014) and chaired by the Department of Health (DOH);

3. The IATF Secretariat holds office in the DOH Main Office, San Lazaro Compound, Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila;

4. I am the custodian of the records of the IATF, including the Minutes of Meetings and Resolutions;

5. IATF Resolution No. 7-B was unanimously approved and adopted;

6. The foregoing resolution has been signed by the IATF Chairperson and/or Co-Chairperson;

7. The aforesaid resolution has not been altered, modified nor revoked and the same is now in full force and effect;

8. I am executing this Certification for whatever legitimate purpose this may serve. HEITAD

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 1st day of May 2023, Manila.

(SGD.) ATTY. CHARADE B. MERCADO-GRANDEAssistant Secretary of Health