The Bataan provincial government has scrapped its documentary requirement for visiting tourist for being outmoded and no longer relevant to existing conditions, and in a bid to enhance local tourism.
Then Acting Governor Cris Garcia issued Ordinance No. 06 repealing an earlier ordinance setting up the Bataan Visitors information and Travel Assistance application for provincial tourism activities
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan headed by then Acting Vice Governor Tony Roman unanimously passed the new ordinance authored by board members Jomar Gaza, and Harold Espeleta, and sponsored by councilor Popoy Del Rosario. chairman of the Committee on Tourism.
Del Rosario said after 10 months of running the system, and given the impending lapse of the term of subscription to the App, the Provincial Tourism Office conducted consultations with the Provincial information and Technology Office, as well as other information technology consultants, which led to conclusion that the continued subscription to the App is no longer cost-efficient.
He also pointed out that several measures have already been issued relaxing health and safety protocols and requirements. Butch Gunio