Cabinet Secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles stated in a taped briefing with President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night that the government’s pandemic task force, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, consented to elevate the following zones to a stricter alert level:
- Dagupan City
- City of Santiago
- Cagayan province
- Olongapo City
- Angeles City
- Bataan
- Pampanga
- Zambales
- Naga City
- Iloilo City
- Lapu-Lapu City
- Batangas
- Lucena City
- Baguio City
Metro Manila, Bulacan, Cavite, and Rizal are now on Alert Level 3 till January 15, while Laguna will be on the same level beginning January 7.
