IATF-EID Resolution No. 165-G, s. 2022

April 8, 2022

IATF-EID RESOLUTION NO. 165-G, S. 2022

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, on September 10, 2021, the President issued Proclamation No. 1218 (s. 2021) further extending the period of the State of Calamity throughout the Philippines until September 12, 2022, unless earlier lifted or extended as circumstances may warrant;

WHEREAS, the IATF approved the shift in the policy of classifying Provinces, Highly Urbanized Cities (HUCs), and Independent Component Cities (ICC) 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.

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, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), independent component cities (ICCs), component cities, and municipalities under their respective Alert Levels effective 09 April 2022 until 15 April 2022:

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

TABLE 1: ALERT LEVEL CLASSIFICATION OF PROVINCES, HIGHLY-URBANIZED CITIES, AND INDEPENDENT COMPONENT CITIES

 

ALERT LEVEL 1

Region	Province/Highly-Urbanized City/Independent Component City
Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)	Mountain Province
Region VIII	Southern Leyte
Region X	Misamis Oriental

 

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

TABLE 2: ALERT LEVEL CLASSIFICATIONS OF COMPONENT CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

 

ALERT LEVEL 1

Region	Province	Component City/Municipality
CAR	Benguet	Buguias
IV-A	Quezon	Atimonan
Tiaong
V	Sorsogon	Santa Magdalena
Masbate	City of Masbate
VI	Iloilo	Batad
Zarraga
VII	Cebu	City of Talisay
VIII	Leyte	Javier (Bugho)
La Paz
Eastern Samar	Maslog
Samar (Western Samar)	Paranas (Wright)
X	Lanao del Norte	Linamon
Misamis Occidental	Calamba
XI	Davao del Sur	Padada
CARAGA	Agusan del Sur	Sibagat
Dinagat Islands	Tubajon
Cagdianao

 

C. All other provisions as to the Alert Level Status of provinces, highly-urbanized cities, independent component cities, component cities, and municipalities under IATF Resolution No. 165-E not affected by this Resolution shall remain in effect until 15 April 2022.

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

APPROVED this April 8, 2022, via ad referendum.

(SGD.) FRANCISCO T. DUQUE IIISecretary, Department of Health

(SGD.) DELFIN N. LORENZANASecretary, Department of National Defense

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Certification

This is to certify that:

1. I am presently an OIC-Undersecretary 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. 165-G was unanimously approved and adopted via ad referendum;

6. The foregoing resolution has been signed by Secretary Francisco T. Duque III upon the authority of the IATF Members;

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.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed my signature this 8th day of April 2022, Manila.

(SGD.) ATTY. CHARADE B. MERCADO-GRANDEOIC-Undersecretary of Health