Emmanuel Tupas – The Philippine Star January 29, 2022 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Areas under granular lockdown due to rising COVID cases have climbed to 853, an increase of 53 percent in one day, the Philippine National Police (PNP) reported yesterday. PNP data showed 853 areas nationwide under granular lockdown, affecting 1,072 households or 2,289 families. The figure is 53.41 percent higher compared to 556 areas under lockdown on Thursday. The region with the most number of locked down areas is the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) with 338, followed by Ilocos (316) and Cagayan Val…