DAVAO CITY—Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio lifted the liquor ban here on Tuesday but establishments to observe the limit in serving beer, wine and liquor to customers in their premises.
The ban was imposed here since April to prevent the exposure and possible contamination of individuals to Covid-19.
The mayor, however, reminded Dabawenyos of the City Ordinance prohibiting the selling, serving, and drinking alcoholic and other intoxicating drinks from 1 a.m. to 8 a.m., which is an existing prohibition under City Ordinance 004-13, Series of 2013 or the Liquor Ban Ordinance of Davao City.
Mayor Sara said Dabawenyos should be reminded of Section 4 of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Memorandum Circular 20-44, which states that “beerhouses and similar establishments whose primary business is serving of alcoholic drink, such as nightclubs, bars, beer gardens, etc. shall not be allowed to operate under any form of community quarantine.”
The serving of alcoholic beverages would be permitted in restaurants and fast-food businesses but would only be allowed a maximum of two individual servings, as also stated under Section 3 of the DTI Memorandum Circular 20-39, Series of 2020.
She said the rule shall also apply to “videoke” bars and karinderyas, or food business serving alcoholic drinks.
They must not exceed the allowable serving in restaurants and fastfood because of the regulation in the quantity of serving.
Mayor Sara warned of the city’s “one strike rule” on establishments caught violating the rule on serving alcoholic drinks.