Business Continuity Plan of the Micro and Small Enterprises in Cotabato City during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Effect to Business Performance

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the key players of development growth Philippine economy that created to country’s employment (Ronquillo, 2021). However, COVID-19 pandemic brought disruptions MSMEs as they were challenged with declaration nationwide lockdown. Further, forced confront challenges business continuity survival. Business Continuity Plan serves a guide ensure during post crisis. This study determined level planning Micro enterprises in Cotabato City pandemic; its performance year 2020 2021; relationship between 2021. Moreover, descriptive-correlational research design was utilized this total 100 micro small entrepreneurs respondents. results revealed Creation crisis management team implemented all time; following activities moderately implemented: plans prevent impact reduction or changes production outputs. In 2020, there decreased sales while 2021 an increase sales. addition, no significant plan