Starting June 1, Cagayan de Oro City will be under the modified enhance community quarantine (MECQ) due to higher numbers of reported infections until June 15.
Listed below are the business establishments allowed to operate and permitted operation capacities during the MECQ period as stated under the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Memorandum Circular 21-19.
Category I
| Business Establishment/Activities | MECQ | MGCQ |
| Take out, delivery | 100% | 100% |
| Outdoor dine-in services | 50% | 100% |
| Indoor dine-in service | 10% | 100% |
Category II
| Business Establishment/Activities | MECQ | MGCQ |
| Other Manufacturing* | 50% | 100% |
| Hotels and other accommodation* | 50% | 100% |
| Other Financial services* | 50% | 100% |
| Management Consultancy services | 50% | 100% |
| Architectural, Engineering Activities | 50% | 100% |
| Technical Testing and Analysis | 50% | 100% |
| Scientific and Research Development | 50% | 100% |
| Advertising and Marketing Research | 50% | 100% |
| Computer programming, Information service activities, and other related activities | 50% | 100% |
| Publishing and printing services | 50% | 100% |
| Film, music, and TV production | 50% | 100% |
| Recruitment and placement agencies for overseas employment | 50% | 100% |
| Other services such as photography, fashion, industrial, graphics, and interior design | 50% | 100% |
| Wholesale, retail trade of motor vehicle, motorcycles, and bicycles, including their parts and components | 50% | 100% |
| Travel agencies, tour operators, reservation service and related activities | 50% | 100% |
| Pet grooming services | 50% | 100% |
| Mall-based government frontline service | 50% | 100% |
| Clothing and accessories | 50% | 100% |
| Bookstore, school and office supplies store | 50% | 100% |
| Baby, infant care supplies store | 50% | 100% |
| IT, communications, and electronic equipment | 50% | 100% |
| Flower, jewellery, novelty, antique, perfume shops | 50% | 100% |
| Toy store (playground, amusement area are closed) | 50% | 100% |
| Music stores | 50% | 100% |
| Art galleries (selling only) | 50% | 100% |
| Firearms, ammunition trading establishment | 50% | 100% |
| Driving Schools (subject to DOTr guidelines) | 50% | 100% |
| Testing and tutorial centres | 50% | 100% |
| Review centres | 50% | 100% |
| Language, dance, acting voice schools | 50% | 100% |
*Manufacturing included:
- Beverages (e.g. alcoholic drinks)
- Electrical machinery
- Wood products, Furniture
- Non-metallic products
- Textiles/wearing apparels
- Tobacco products
- Paper and Paper products
- Rubber and Plastic products
- Coke and Refined Petroleum products
- Other non-metallic mineral products
- Computer, Electronic and Optical products
- Electrical equipment
- Machinery and Equipment
- Motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers
- Other transport equipment
- Others
*Hotels and other accommodation establishments – only those allowed to operate at such capacity and protocols in accordance with guidelines issued by the Department of Tourism (DOT).
*Financial services such as:
- Money exchange
- Insurance
- Reinsurance
- Lending companies
- Non-compulsory pension funding
For outdoor sports, courts, or venues, non-contact sports such as but not limited to walking, jogging, and running are allowed to operate at a 50 percent capacity rate. Contact sports, scrimmage, games, or activities are not allowed, as well as indoor sports and activities such as fitness studios, gyms, spas, and swimming pools.
Category III
| Business Establishment/Activities | MECQ | MGCQ |
| Indoor visitor or tourist attractions, libraries, archives, museums, galleries, and cultural shows and exhibits | Not Allowed | 75% |
| Outdoor tourist attractions | Not Allowed | 75% |
| Venues for meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions | Not Allowed | 75% |
| Personal care activities: Beauty parlors, barbershops, nail spas, etc. | 30% | 100% |
| Other personal care activities such as make-up salons, medical aesthetic clinics, cosmetics, etc. | Not Allowed | 100% |
| Limited Social Events at the accredited establishment of the DOT | Not Allowed | 50% |
Category IV
| Business Establishment/Activities | MECQ | MGCQ |
| Cinemas | Not Allowed | 50% |
| Amusement parks, theme parks | Not Allowed | 75% |
| Casinos, horse racing, lottery and betting shops, and other gaming establishments | Not Allowed | 100% |
| Recreational venues such as internet cafes, billiard halls, amusement arcades, bowling alleys, and similar venues | Not Allowed | 50% |
—(Source: DTI 10)
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