INDOOR and al fresco dining in restaurants and personal care services are still not allowed in Metro Manila under the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ).
In a recent community quarantine guideline, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) identified the allowable on-site operations and seating capacity of business establishments following the de-escalation of lockdown measure in the National Capital Region (NCR).
Outdoor and indoor dine-in services in NCR, along with Bataan and Laguna, are excluded from the list of activities allowed under MECQ. Generally, however, 50 percent and 10 percent capacity, respectively, are allowed.
Take-out delivery for restaurants, however, is 100-percent allowed.
Personal care services—including beauty salons, barbershops, beauty parlors and nail spas—are usually allowed at 30-percent capacity under MECQ, but the government banned them in Metro Manila, Laguna and Bataan.
The following are also prohibited under MECQ: indoor sports; gyms; libraries; museums; indoor and outdoor tourist attractions; MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) venues; social events; cinemas; amusement parks; and, casinos.
The negative list, or business activities not allowed under any form of community quarantine, includes the following: traditional cockfighting and operation of cockpits; entertainment venues with live performances, such as karaoke bars, bars, clubs, concert halls and theaters; and, fairs, playgrounds, playrooms and kiddie rides.
The essential sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, grocery stores and banks, are allowed to operate with 100-percent capacity under MECQ.