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MANILA, Philippines — Metro Manila and 62 other areas throughout the nation will be placed on the most lenient Alert Level 1 status until June 15, Malacanang announced on Friday.

Acting Deputy Presidential Spokesperson and Communications Undersecretary Michel Kristian Ablan announced in a virtual press conference that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) approved new alert levels from June 1 to 15 on Thursday.

For Luzon, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Baguio City, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Dagupan City, Batanes, Cagayan de Oro, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, City of Santiago, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, Zambales, Angeles City

Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Puerto Princesa City, Albay, Catanduanes, and Naga City shall remain on Alert Level 1 until further notice.

In Aklan, Capiz, Guimaras, Bacolod City, Iloilo City, Siquijor, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Biliran, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, Ormoc City, and Tacloban City, the IATF-EID has maintained the Alert Level 1 status.

From June 1 to 15, Davao Oriental has been added to the list of Mindanao areas that will be placed under Alert Level 1 status.

Zamboanga City, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Misamis Occidental, Misamis Oriental, Cagayan de Oro City, Iligan City, Davao City, Surigao del Sur, and Butuan City are among the regions in Mindanao that would stay under Alert Level 1.

From June 1 to 15, the following component cities and municipalities will be under Alert Level 1:

*Region 4-B: Looc, Occidental Mindoro
*Region 5: Pamplona, Camarines Sur and Mandaon, Masbate
*Region 8: Villaba, Leyte
*Region 9: Salug, Zamboanga del Norte and Lapuyan, Zamboanga del Sur
*Region 11: Nabunturan and New Bataan in Davao de Oro
*Caraga: San Francisco, Agusan del Sur; Dinagat, Dinagat Islands; and Mainit, Surigao del Norte

The following provinces, highly urbanized cities (HUCs), and independent component cities (ICCs) will be under Alert Level 2:

*Cordillera Administrative Region: Benguet, Ifugao
*Region 4-A: Quezon Province
*Region 4-B: Occidental Mindoro and Palawan
*Region 5: Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Masbate, and Sorsogon
*Region 6: Antique and Negros Occidental
*Region 7: Bohol, Cebu, and Negros Oriental
*Region 8: Leyte, Northern Samar and Western Samar
*Region 9: City of Isabela, Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga Sibugay
*Region 10: Lanao del Norte
*Region 11: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Davao de Oro and Davao Occidental
*Region 12: General Santos City, North Cotabato, Sarangani, Sultan Kudarat and South Cotabato
*Caraga: Agusan del Norte, Agusan del Sur, Dinagat Islands and Surigao del Norte
*BARMM: Basilan, Cotabato City, Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi.

Component city and municipality alert level classifications under IATF-EID Resolutions 165-G, 166-A, 167-A, 167-C, and 167-F, which are not affected by the new resolution, shall continue in place until June 15.

Medical insurance for students is no longer available.

Meanwhile, Ablan stated that the IATF-EID endorsed the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) suggestion to repeal student medical insurance.

According to the joint memorandum circular of the CHED and the Department of Health, students who are taking limited face-to-face (F2F) classes must be registered with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), either as a direct or indirect contributor, prior to the IATF-recent EID’s decision (DOH).

Higher education institutions (HEIs) are required to guarantee that students are either PhilHealth members or have similar medical insurance that covers medical expenses linked to the coronavirus sickness 2019 per the Joint Memorandum Circular 2021-004 of the CHED and DOH (Covid-19).

In the event that a student becomes infected with Covid-19 as a result of his or her participation in the limited F2F classes, the circular mandates HEIs to support the appropriate medical treatment or procedures for afflicted students.

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