{"id":259012,"date":"2020-06-23T21:34:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T01:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=259012"},"modified":"2020-06-23T21:34:15","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T01:34:15","slug":"iatf-eid-okays-dine-in-services-of-restaurants-bars-until-9-p-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/06\/23\/iatf-eid-okays-dine-in-services-of-restaurants-bars-until-9-p-m\/","title":{"rendered":"IATF-EID okays dine-in services of restaurants, bars until 9 p.m."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Under the said resolution, restaurants, cafes, and bars are allowed to operate at 30 percent capacity, provided that the venue capacity allows for social distancing protocols. (Pexels photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Restaurants, cafes, and bars are now allowed to offer dine-in services until 9 p.m., Malaca\u00f1ang announced on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced that the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) has further relaxed restrictions for food establishments to allow the public to dine in restaurants for a longer period of time.<\/p>\n

The IATF-EID made the decision after the community quarantine curfew hours were adjusted from the previous 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Roque said in a virtual press briefing aired on state-run PTV-4.<\/p>\n

\u201cHinabaan pa po \u2018yung pagkain sa mga<\/em>\u00a0restaurant\u00a0hanggang<\/em>\u00a09 o\u2019clock in the evening\u00a0kasi nga po ang<\/em>\u00a0curfew\u00a0eh binago na rin mula<\/em>\u00a010 to 5\u00a0na po<\/em>\u00a0(Dining in restaurants is allowed until 9 o\u2019clock in the evening because the curfew has been changed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.),\u201d Roque said.<\/p>\n

The IATF-EID\u2019s decision was contained in Resolution 48 approved on Monday.<\/p>\n

The latest move came as the government seeks to reopen the economy to help the Filipinos cope with the crisis brought about by the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.<\/p>\n

Under the said resolution, restaurants, cafes, and bars are allowed to operate at 30 percent capacity, provided that the venue capacity allows for social distancing protocols.<\/p>\n

Dine-in restaurants must also comply with the proper protocols prescribed by the Department of Trade and Industry, according to the new resolution.<\/p>\n

Restaurants located in clubhouses and similar establishments can also offer dine-in services until 9 p.m., the IATF-EID\u2019s resolution read.<\/p>\n

On June 10, the IATF-EID approved Resolution 45, which allows dine-in restaurants in areas placed under general community quarantine (GCQ) to operate at 30 percent capacity.<\/p>\n

For areas under modified GCQ (MGCQ), food establishments can resume dine-in operations at 50 percent capacity.<\/p>\n

Only Cebu City was placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the most stringent community quarantine, until June 30.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, MECQ was imposed in Talisay City but later downgraded to GCQ following the appeal of city officials.<\/p>\n

GCQ remains in effect in Metro Manila; the provinces of Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Tarlac, Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon, Occidental Mindoro, Bohol, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor; and the cities of Santiago, Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu, Zamboanga, and Davao.<\/p>\n

The rest of the country is now under MGCQ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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