DTI intensifies monitoring of businesses
THE regional and provincial offices of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) across Davao REgion have intensified their monitoring of establishments that are allowed to operate during community quarantine.
Those being monitored include salons, barbershops, restaurants, business process outsourcing (BPO) companies, among others, which have been allowed to operate during the Modified
Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ), General Community Quarantine (GCQ), and Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ).
This is to ensure that they have been complying with the prescribed guidelines, especially when operating under the new normal.
The monitoring activity was based on several issuances, including the following: a) DTI-DOLE Interim Guidelines on Workplace Prevention and Control of COVID-19; b) Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 20-28, series of 2020, which sets the minimum health protocol to be followed by salons and barbershops; and c) MC 20-37, Series of 2020 or the Guidelines on the Implementation of Minimum Health Protocols for Dine In Services by Restaurants and Fastfood establishments.
As of July 1, a total of 150 business establishments have been monitored already across the region. This is composed of 57 barbershops/ salons, 81 restaurants, two BPOs and 10 malls/other establishments across Davao Region.
DTI-Davao Regional Director Maria Belenda Q. Ambi pointed out that such an activity is important to inform businesses, their owners and employees, of the relevant guidelines issued by the agency. This will also serve as an opportunity for them to correct immediately the violations raised. Strict compliance must be observed.
“DTI is not all about giving sanctions to violators. We are here to help them improve their operation as well. It is always our goal to enable businesses while we continuously protect our consumers,” she said.
Ambi advised all Dabawenyos to heed the call of the government to stay at home and follow minimum standards of health protocols to fight this pandemic.