Following the announcement of the government on March 16, 2020 on the Luzon-wide implementation of enhanced community quarantine to contain the spread of COVID-19, Starbucks Philippines posted on their official Facebook page that all of their stores in the region will be temporarily closed starting March 17 until further notice.

On the other hand, Starbucks assured their patrons that branches in Visayas and Mindanao are still operational.

President Rodrigo Duterte addressed the nation and explained: "Upon further study of worldwide trends and measures and the need for extreme caution during such time like this, I have come to the conclusion that stricter measures are necessary. Pursuant to my power as President and Republic Act 11332, I am placing the main land of Luzon under quarantine until April 12, 2020 coinciding with the entire end of the Holy week."

With the enhanced community quarantine, public movement will be limited as people should stay at home and leave only when necessary, especially when buying food and medicine.

In line with this, food delivery is highly encouraged since all malls and majority of establishments are temporarily closed. Check out this list of food delivery services for your convenience.

Cover image grabbed from Starbucks Philippines' Facebook page.