A miniature lion head is carried as it is prepared to be painted as a dragon and lion dance group seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum at Manila's Chinatown, Binondo Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A member of a Dragon and Lion dance repair a lion's head as the group seeks other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum in Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Miniature lion heads are prepared for delivery as members of a Dragon and Lion dance group seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum in Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 8, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Carlo Sicat, left, uses his smartphone to record the drum beat while his son Gian practices after a year of almost not playing due to pandemic restrictions at a creekside slum at Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 4, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Robert Sicat sprays a protective coating on a Dragon head at a creekside slum at Manila's Chinatown, Binondo Philippines on Feb. 4, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Therry Sicat, center, finishes paint on miniature lion heads as they seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum at Manila's Chinatown, Binondo Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government has banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for the Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Robert Sicat paints a Dragon's head for a client outside their creekside house at Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Friends and relatives work on finishing Lion and Dragon projects as their group seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum at Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Robert Sicat paints a lion head as members of a Dragon and Lion dance group seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum in Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 4, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Robert Sicat paints a dragon head as members of a Dragon and Lion dance group seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum in Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Miniature lion heads wait to be finished as a dragon and lion dance group seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum at Manila's Chinatown, Binondo Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragons and Lions won't be dancing this year at Chinatown. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Therry Sicat, one of the managers of the Sicat Brothers Dragon and Lion dance group, shows strips he placed on his shoulder to relieve pain as they rush to finish miniature lion heads at a creekside slum at Manila's Chinatown, Binondo Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A miniature Lion head waits to be finished as members of a Dragon and Lion dance group seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside house in Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Therry Sicat paints a dragon's head as other members of a Dragon and Lion dance group seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum in Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 3, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Jhayvee Sicat rests as they rush orders of miniature lion heads as members of a dragon and lion dance group seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum in Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 8, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Carlo Sicat prepares the dragon's body as they seek other ways to earn a living at a creekside slum in Manila's Chinatown, Binondo, Philippines on Feb. 8, 2021. The Dragon and Lion dancers group won't be performing this year after the Manila city government banned the dragon dance, street parties, stage shows or any other similar activities during celebrations for Chinese New Year due to COVID-19 restrictions leaving several businesses without income as the country grapples to start vaccination this month. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)