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Gyms, personal care services to resume operations on Sept. 1: trade chief
Gyms, personal care services to resume operations on Sept. 1: trade chief
Arianne Merez,
ABS-CBN News
Published Aug 31, 2020 12:19 PM PHT
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Updated Aug 31, 2020 04:17 PM PHT

MANILA (UPDATE) - Gyms and personal care centers will be allowed to resume limited operations on Tuesday, Sept. 1, the country's trade chief said Monday as new community quarantine classifications are set to take effect.
MANILA (UPDATE) - Gyms and personal care centers will be allowed to resume limited operations on Tuesday, Sept. 1, the country's trade chief said Monday as new community quarantine classifications are set to take effect.
Review, testing, and tutorial centers will also be allowed to resume operations in Metro Manila and other general community quarantine (GCQ) areas up to 30 percent capacity, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said.
Review, testing, and tutorial centers will also be allowed to resume operations in Metro Manila and other general community quarantine (GCQ) areas up to 30 percent capacity, Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said.
For gyms and internet cafes, Lopez said the Department of Trade and Industry will work with local government units on the specific guidelines "as to extent of operations and more specific health protocol requirements."
For gyms and internet cafes, Lopez said the Department of Trade and Industry will work with local government units on the specific guidelines "as to extent of operations and more specific health protocol requirements."
The said industries are allowed to operate up to 50 percent of their capacity in modified GCQ areas.
The said industries are allowed to operate up to 50 percent of their capacity in modified GCQ areas.
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But the government earlier prohibited the operation of the said businesses after Metro Manila transitioned to GCQ from modified enhanced community quarantine last Aug. 18.
But the government earlier prohibited the operation of the said businesses after Metro Manila transitioned to GCQ from modified enhanced community quarantine last Aug. 18.
Areas that remain under GCQ until Monday are Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog Region (Calabarzon), Iloilo City, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Talisay City, Minglanilla, Cebu, and Consolacion, Cebu.
Areas that remain under GCQ until Monday are Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog Region (Calabarzon), Iloilo City, Cebu City, Lapu-Lapu City, Mandaue City, Talisay City, Minglanilla, Cebu, and Consolacion, Cebu.
The rest of the Philippines, meanwhile, was under MGCQ.
The rest of the Philippines, meanwhile, was under MGCQ.
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