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

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.