Restaurants, bars, canteens and other eating and drinking places dominated the hotels and restaurants sector

The 2002 Annual Survey of Philippine Business and Industry (reference year - 2001) covered a total of 87,924 hotel and restaurant establishments. Of the total figure, 85,568 establishments or 97.3 percent had an average total employment (ATE) of less than 20. Only 2,356 establishments or 2.7 percent had an average total employment of 20 and over. (Tables 1-3)

Restaurants, bars, canteens and other eating and drinking places accounted for majority of establishments

A total of 88,171 hotels, restaurants and similar establishments nationwide were reported in the 2000 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CPBI) of which 85,333 or 96.78 percent had an average total employment (ATE) of less than 20. The remaining 2,838 or 3.22 percent had ATE 20 and over, See Table 1 for the summary statistics of all hotel and restaurant establishments.