Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Presidential photo) MANILA - Alert levels in certain areas could only be de-escalated to Level 1 once 80 percent of its senior citizens and individuals with comorbidities population are vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). During his presentation to President Rodrigo Duterte Monday night, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said 80 percent vaccination rate of the eligible population is one gauge being considered by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF) in deciding on the alert levels in different areas. "At kung hindi po sila ay makarating diyan po sa panukatan na iyan ay hindi po natin sila puwedeng ibaba (If they aren't able to comply with that, they can't be de-escalated) to Alert Level 1," Duque said. "So, maganda po itong karagdagang metric na atin pong isasama sa pag-assess ng sino ba ang at ano ba ang mga lugar na hinog na (So, this a good metric in assessi