Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr. said that the pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System for COVID-19 Response and the strict implementation of granular lockdowns in areas, if and when these strategies become successful, would result in the lowering of COVID-19 cases and slowing down of virus transmission.

The National Capital Region (NCR) will be under Alert Level 4 for the pilot implementation of the Alert Levels System for COVID-19 Response, which will be implemented starting September 16, 2021, according to Palace spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr in a press briefing on 14 September 2021.

The Palace is appealing to lawmakers to file charges with regard to alleged government anomalies instead of making government officials attend hearings that take away precious time that should have been spent on the government’s COVID-19 response.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved today, September 10, 2021, the imposition of travel restrictions on countries under the Red List.

Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr. announced today, September 10, 2021, that the pilot guidelines on the proposed policy shift for Metro Manila has now been provisionally approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID).

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) deferred the pilot implementation of the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) with Alert Levels System in the National Capital Region (NCR).

The rising number of new COVID-19 cases being reported in the past days and weeks is still within the projections of FASSSTER and is expected due to the nature of the Delta variant, said Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr in a press briefing today, September 7, 2021.

New community quarantine (CQ) classifications for the month of September were released today, September 6, 2021, following the announcement of Presidential Spokesperson Secretary Harry Roque Jr. in a press briefing in Malacañang.

The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) approved and updated the list of considered “Green” countries/jurisdictions/territories.

President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to lift the current travel restrictions in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia starting September 6, 2021.