Restaurateur urges government: Allow dine-in at 40-50% capacity

This June 15, 2020, photo shows health protocols being implemented at a restaurant and mall in Quezon City during the first day of allowing dine-in services amid the coronavirus pandemic. The STAR / Michael Varcas, file

MANILA, Philippines — The government should consider allowing restaurants to offer dine-in services at 40 percent capacity to help the sector recover, a restaurateur said.

Advent Manila Hospitality Group Inc. president Andrew Masigan made the push for allowing dine-in services during an interview with “The Chiefs” on Cignal TV’s One News on Wednesday night as he said restaurants cannot survive on takeout alone.

“If we can be allowed (to offer dine-in at), 50 percent, 40 percent, that is workable. At least, we can pay payroll. At least, our employees will not go hungry or would not worry about where their next meal will come from because at the moment, it’s all being shouldered by the corporation itself or the business owner himself,” he said.

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