DAVAO CITY — The City Government of Davao will impose a ‘one strike rule’ on establishments caught violating the rule on serving alcoholic drinks.
Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio has ordered the Vices Regulation Unit and barangay officials to monitor establishments for violations of the Executive Order 50-A issued on Sept. 22, 2020.
Under the newly released guideline, a customer is only allowed one serving of alcoholic drink of any variance.
One serving is defined as the quantity of item served to one (1) customer.
This guideline is based on Section 3 of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Memorandum Circular No. 20-39 Series of 2020, wherein a maximum of two (2) servings of alcoholic beverage is allowed in restaurants and food businesses.
In the guidelines, Dabawenyos and business establishments are allowed the selling and serving alcoholic and intoxicating drinks as follows:
Beer: two (2) bottles/cans, provided that, 1 (one) bottle/can is not more than 400ml
Cocktail (mixed drink): two (2) shots/orders of the cocktail, provided that, one (1) shot/order shall not be more than 200ml
Liquor and all other drinks with alcohol: two (2) shots/order of the liquor or alcohol drink provided that, one (1) shot/order should not be more than 100ml.
The guideline states that beyond the maximum volume of two (2) serving/order/shots per customer, shall not be more than 800ml for beers, 400ml for cocktails, and 200ml for liquor and all other drinks with alcohol.
Section 6 of the EO states that other establishments whose names include the word “bar” but the primary business is not serving liquor such as videoke bars, restaurant bars, etcetera, are allowed to open. These establishments are also subject to the serving limit by the DTI and Section 5 of the EO.
But the EO does not limit the selling of beer and liquor in wholesale establishments, sari-sari stores, groceries, supermarkets, and other similar establishments and the selling of beer or liquor for take-home/take-out, or home delivery.
While sari-sari stores are allowed to sell beer and other alcoholic drinks, they cannot serve these within their premises to avoid mass gatherings. They are also prohibited from allowing people to converge, to have liquor drinking sessions (inuman shotting), conduct meetings and discussions or stand-by within, in front, or around their premises.
The VRU and the Barangay Council will conduct vigorous surveillance of all restaurants, fast-food, sari-sari stores, and other establishments covered by the EO and must move for the closure of an establishment after a single violation is properly documented.
Despite the lifting of the liquor ban, Duterte-Carpio reminds Davaoeños not to forget to practice the health protocols against Covid-19.
She said everyone in the restaurant, fast-food, and other establishments can only remove their face mask when eating or drinking. Face masks should be worn when talking.
Servers should wear a face shield on top of their face mask, maintain at least one-meter distance and handwashing facilities should be available for everyone. –Newsline.ph with CIO report
