#alert level 1

The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has voted and recommended to downgrade NCR to Alert Level 1 starting March 1. Artes further added that, the MMDA plan to study first the traffic flow and volume once the alert level has been de-escalated, citing also that as of now NCR is still short on public transportation options. The MMDA is set to meet with the Department of Transportation (DOTr), Land Transportation and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), and the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to prepare for the possible Alert Level 1 implementation. The Metro Manila Council headed by Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez says that Metro Manila mayors have unanimously voted to downgrade to Alert Level 1 starting March 1. In a meeting held Tuesday night (February 22), the mayor said that they will be sending a recommendation to the Metro Manila Development Authority or MMDA to downgrade the Alert Level from the current Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 1.   In an earlier report, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that Alert Level 1 will likely be considered as the new normal scenario until the state of public health emergency is lifted in the country. Other government agencies such as the DILG said that they had misgivings about downgrading the alert level in Metro Manila due to risks of another COVID-19 surge. Read more in our articles including "MMDA might rework number coding scheme" and "Metro Manila Council recos Alert Level 1 in NCR starting March 1, 2022".