LAST Nov. 22, 2022, Jonathan Balsamo, the head of the Valenzuela City Cultural Affairs and Tourism Development Office, told me that a city tourism officer is now a mandatory post in the local government unit, instead of being just an optional one as per Civil Service Commission Memorandum Circular (MC) 12, series of 2022.

This has been a long time coming for tourism advocates because they know that tourism is important for any town or city for it can generate much needed additional revenue to serve the people.

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