Metrics for determining alert level classifications of provinces, highly urbanized cities and independent component cities were amended by the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Thursday.

Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles said the Alert Level Matrix, as determined by the Sub-Technical Working Group (sTWG) on Data Analytics, shall continue to use the cross-tabulation of case classification and total COVID-19 beds utilization.

However, Nograles said cutoffs for the average daily attack rate (ADAR) shall be revised to less than six for low risk; six to 18 for moderate risk; and more than 18 for high risk.

He said the "provinces, highly urbanized cities and independent component cities shall be de-escalated to Alert Level 1 upon meeting all of the needed criteria.''

These criteria includes "low to minimal risk case classification; total bed utilization rate of less than fifty percent (