FACT CHECK Davao Region is not under Alert Level 3 ThisIsOurMindanao
The Department of Health has flagged as fake news a circulating publication material that lists the Davao Region, among others, as among the areas declared under Alert Level 3 in line with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The fake news circulating on Facebook Messenger listed 30 areas in the Philippines as under Alert Level 3 “effective immediately” until January 30, 2022. The areas in the fake report are Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Dagupan, Ilocos Norte, Benguet, Baguio, La Trinidad, Abra, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Viscaya, Tarlac, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, Bataan, Laguna, Batangas, Quezon, Manila, Romblon, Masbate, Aklan, Iloilo, Palawan and Davao Region.The official Facebook page of DOH has denied releasing the said material.
In a Facebook post uploaded January 4, 2022, the DOH said it “denounces the circulating social media card regarding the announcement of Alert Level 3 in certain areas across the country effective immediately until January 30, 2022.” For its part, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases has yet to release an updated list of additional areas under Alert Level 3.
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