Manila Bulletin
Alert Level 1 downgrade extended to 21 more areas --- Andanar
Twenty-one more areas in the Philippines are now under Alert Level 1 from April 9 to 15, according to Communications Secretary Martin Andanar.
These newly added areas include Mountain Province, Southern Leyte, and Misamis Oriental, among others.
Several component cities and municipalities across various regions were also downgraded to Alert Level 1, such as Buguias in Benguet, Atimonan and Tiaong in Quezon, Santa Magdalena in Sorsogon, Masbate City, and specific locations in Iloilo, Cebu, Leyte, Samar, Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental, Davao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, and Dinagat Islands.
These new classifications join the National Capital Region (NCR) and 198 other areas already under Alert Level 1 for the first half of April.
The Alert Level 1 status in these newly announced areas will be effective from April 9, 2022, until April 15, 2022.
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