Despite possible effects on tourism, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said the transition of Mega Manila to stricter community quarantine levels following the pleas from healthcare workers is necessary.
“This move aims to ensure our medical capacities are in check and in place,” tourism chief Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said in a text message.
The IATF has allowed the reopening of dine-in establishments in June operating at 30 percent capacity after the transition of NCR to GCQ. “In the IATF-EID discussions, the DOT always positions the best interest of the industry in light of prevailing circumstances. The department is consistently one with the Task Force in striking the best balance between health and economic concerns,” Puyat stressed.
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