Bar owners and customers in Manila on Thursday described their mixed views on presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte's plan to have a liquor ban in the entire Philippines.

Unofficial polls sanctioned by the election commission showed Duterte will be the next Philippine president. Official results could take several days, if not weeks, to be announced.

A spokesperson of Duterte told journalists at a news briefing on Wednesday that Duterte will be proposing a liquor ban in public areas across the Philippines, similar to what he did in Davao.

Duterte plans to replicate the Davao City ordinance that prohibits the sale of alcoholic beverages from 1 a.m., in the entire country, spokesman Peter Lavina said.

"This can be adopted nationwide via consultation," Lavina told reporters.

Lavina said the proposal will need to undergo a comprehensive study and pass a bill to Congress before it will be implemented.

The ban was imposed in Davao after the mayor saw a correlation between drunkenness and crime as well as road accidents, he said.

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A bar owner along Manila's main avenue said Duterte's proposal will have an impact on the service industry.

"Bars typically run until dawn, so if he proposes a liquor ban, what will happen to us who primarily sell alcohol to people? We are doing legitimate business," said karaoke bar owner Marivic Ramos.

A convenience store owner was open to the idea if it will help curb criminality.

"I can agree to the proposal since we need to see some change and it does not really pose a big impact on my business," said Marilyn Camacho, who sells local beer and other goods to customers.

Glen Decena, a resident who observed heavy nightly drinking in his neighborhood, welcomed the proposal.

"I agree since it will limit the excessive drinking. Most of the time, people are drinking too much and are not conscious of their actions," he said.