The proposed activity is a research project involving a survey of experiences of local food service entrepreneurs in Iligan City who are operating their businesses during this time of the pandemic. The goal is to discover opportunities to support the sector in specific areas by understanding how respondent entrepreneurs adapted their business models for purposes of business continuity.

The study will employ qualitative methods to address the research objectives.

Given the prescribed health and safety protocols currently being implemented, data gathering will extensively utilize online interviews, but face-to-face interviews would also be conducted, when necessary. It is possible that respondents may have internet connectivity constraints. This might pose a limitation on the key informant to fully engage in his or her participation to the interview.