(Eagle News) — Restaurants in areas under a modified general community quarantine can now resume dine-in operations, the Palace said on Tuesday, June 2.
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said, however, only 50 percent of the restaurant’s capacity is allowed starting June 1.
“Kailangan pa din sumunod sa minimum public health standards protocol,” Roque added.
Based on the Department of Trade and Industry’s guidelines, the following shall be observed during dine-in operations:
1. For counter menus, counter calls the assigned number, immediately takes customer’s order/s, receives payment, sanitizes hands and advises customer to sanitize hands and to wait for order at their assigned table.
2. For single-use table menus, upon entry, customers shall be escorted to assigned table with corresponding number, who will select order by checking choices in the menu placed on the table.
3. For non-single use menu, upon entry, customers shall be escorted to assigned table with corresponding number, and will select orders from the menu placed on the table; both customer/s and server sanitize hands after placing order and/or payment. Payment to server after confirming orders is encouraged.
4. Workers must also be grouped according to tasks.
The DTI said the guidelines are on top of the DTI-Department of Labor and Employment Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19 dated April 30, 2020, and the list of Good Manufacturing Practices for restaurants and fast-food establishments.
Most of the country is under the MGCQ since June 1 except for Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Cagayan Valley, Calabarzon, Pangasinan, Albay, Cebu City, Mandaue City, Western Visayas and Davao City, which are under a general community quarantine.
