Nationwide Alert Level System for COVID-19

The shift to Phase 2 may begin any time after the effectivity of Executive Order No. 151.
The shift to Phase 2 is determined by the IATF.
The shift to Phase 2 must not be later than the end of November 2021.
Succeeding phases commence every week thereafter until full nationwide implementation.
The nationwide rollout proceeds from earlier phases to later phases in the scheduled weekly progression.

The “Guidelines on the Implementation of Alert Levels System for COVID-19 Response in Pilot Areas,” including amendments approved by the IATF as of the effectivity of the Executive Order, are adopted as the operative guidelines for all areas placed under the ALS.
The adopted Guidelines are implemented and enforced in all areas covered by the nationwide ALS rollout.
The adopted Guidelines are renamed to reflect their new status as the nationwide ALS guidelines.
The IATF is authorized to amend or modify the Guidelines as necessary to achieve the objectives of the ALS.
Amendments or modifications by the IATF do not require further approval of the President.

Pending full nationwide implementation of the ALS, the Omnibus Guidelines for the Implementation of Community Quarantine in the Philippines, approved through Executive Order No. 112 (s. 2020), remain in effect.
The continued operation of the Omnibus Guidelines applies to all areas not yet placed under the ALS.

All departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the government, including state colleges and universities, government-owned or-controlled corporations, government financial institutions, and LGUs are directed to render full assistance and cooperation to the IATF.
All government entities and LGUs must mobilize the necessary resources for implementation of the ALS pursuant to Executive Order No. 151.

Article II, Section 15 of the Constitution declares it a policy of the State to protect and promote the right to health of the people.
Republic Act No. 11332 authorizes the Department of Health and its local counterparts to enforce measures for rapid containment, quarantine and isolation, disease prevention and control, and other response activities for events of public health concern (Section 6).
Republic Act No. 11332 authorizes the President to declare a State of Public Health Emergency for epidemics of national/international concern threatening national security and to mobilize governmental and nongovernmental agencies to respond (Section 7).
The Omnibus Guidelines were adopted under Executive Order No. 112 (s. 2020), and that framework allowed the IATF to impose, lift, or extend community quarantine in specified areas.

Proclamation No. 922 (s. 2020) declared a State of Public Health Emergency throughout the Philippines due to COVID-19.
Proclamation No. 929 (s. 2020) placed the entire Philippines under a State of Calamity for six (6) months or until lifted or extended as warranted.
Proclamation No. 1021 (s. 2020) extended the State of Calamity for one (1) year, or until 12 September 2021.
Proclamation No. 1218 (s. 2021) further extended the State of Calamity until 12 September 2022.
IATF Resolution No. 136-A (s. 2021) approved the shift in community quarantine classification policy and adopted the Alert Level System for identified pilot areas, with NCR as the initial pilot area.
IATF issued Guidelines on the Implementation of Alert Levels System for COVID-19 Response in Pilot Areas on 13 September 2021, and issued amendments through succeeding resolutions.
IATF Resolution No. 146-F (s. 2021) dated 28 October 2021 recommended to the Office of the President adoption of the Alert Level System for all areas through a phased nationwide rollout.

Separability applies: if any part of Executive Order No. 151 is held unconstitutional or invalid, the remaining provisions stay in full force and effect (Section 5).
Executive Order No. 112 (s. 2020) is deemed repealed once all areas of the country are placed under the ALS (Section 6).
All other orders, rules, regulations, issuances, or parts inconsistent with Executive Order No. 151 are repealed, amended, or modified accordingly (Section 6).

Executive Order No. 151 takes effect immediately upon publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation (Section 7).
The order is signed in Manila on 11 November 2021.
The issuance is Executive Order No. 151, dated November 11, 2021, and approved under the President’s authority and existing laws.