DTI urges gyms to waive membership fees during lockdown

Bruce Rodriguez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/business/11/24/20200729-covid-gym-reopening-aa.jpg"/><figcaption>Gym owner Eugene Madronero cleans exercise equipment inside the Daddy Huge Gym along Pedro Gil in Manila on July 31, 2020.<em> ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p><br/>MANILA – The Department of Trade and Industry urged gyms and sports facilities to waive the membership payments they were supposed to collect during the COVID-19 lockdowns.</p><p>The agency also encouraged gym franchisors to waive the royalty fees of gym operators which were shuttered under stricter quarantine protocols.</p><p>&quot;Gym/fitness centers and/or sports facilities are encouraged to waive membership fees, including any penalties or charges, if any, and/or extend the validity of membership in proportion to the period when the establishment was not allowed to operate due to the COVID-19 pandemic,&quot; the DTI said in a memorandum issued Tuesday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/27/20/sports-fitness-centers-kaniya-kaniyang-pagpapatupad-ng-health-protocol">Sports, fitness centers kaniya-kaniyang pagpapatupad ng health protocol</a></li></ul><p>The agency added that advanced membership fee payments may be applied to the months after the establishment resumes operations.</p><p>&quot;Franchisors of MSME gyms/fitness centers and sports facilities franchisees are encouraged to waive royalty fees, including any penalties and/or charges, during the period the establishments were not allowed to operate due to the COVID-19 pandemic.&quot;</p><p>DTI warned pertinent provisions of the Consumer Act of the Philippines shall apply to those who will violate the guidelines.</p><p>The agency also told the public to course any complaints through the DTI Consumer Care Hotline 1-384.</p><p>Under current rules, gyms and other non-contact sports facilities can operate up to 75 percent capacity in areas under the General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and up to 100 percent in places under the Modified GCQ.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RWl3KS44Ysw?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><br/> </div>

<p>The Department of Trade and Industry urged gyms and sports facilities to waive the membership payments they were supposed to collect during the COVID-19 lockdowns.</p>

The Department of Trade and Industry urged gyms and sports facilities to waive the membership payments they were supposed to collect during the COVID-19 lockdowns.

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DTI urges gyms to waive membership fees during lockdown

DTI urges gyms to waive membership fees during lockdown

Bruce Rodriguez,

ABS-CBN News

Published Nov 24, 2020 09:04 PM PHT

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