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==Provincial tourism council starts local tourism dev’t plan== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?menu=2&webregion=R02&article=451331860973 | |||
*By: Necitas G. Alconis | |||
*''March 16, 2012'' | |||
BASCO, Batanes- The provincial tourism council chaired by Gov. Vicente S. Gato has started working on the province’s tourism development plan with the assistance of all tourism frontliners and tour operators in the province. | |||
An ad hoc committee has been formed to consolidate all tourism programs proposals from the council members and from the grassroots to complete the 3-year (short term) and the 10-year (long term) tourism development plan. | |||
The committee is composed of Genes Galarion of the Pacita Fundacion as chairman; Dennis Lim of Tawsen Agri-ventures for transportation, hostel and restaurant operators/proprietors; tour guide Roger Doplito for transportation also; Tour guide association president Eduardo Delfin for tour guiding; tour guide Juliet Cataluña, for travel and tour operation and Non-government organization representative Byron Peralta for community affairs. | |||
The identified tourism operators are the caterers, hostel owners, restaurant operators, transportation sector, souvenir item producers, the tour guides, the homestay owners and artisans. | |||
The committee agreed to reach out the grassroots in the municipal and barangay levels to obtain their views on tourism, their proposals and support for tourism. | |||
Juliet Cataluña, former manager of the Batanes Eco-tourism cooperative, said the committee believes that through focus group discussion with the grassroots, they would be able to generate more cooperation for the tourism industry of the province. | |||
==Regional evaluators to assess nutrition program in Batanes== | ==Regional evaluators to assess nutrition program in Batanes== | ||