The follow-up to the successful Eastwood City leg earlier this year, 'Tara, Pasyal Na,' a local tourism initiative of Megaworld Lifestyle Malls and Department of Tourism (DoT), kicked off its second leg at Venice Grand Canal Mall, McKinley Hill. It ran until July 2 in the popular Megaworld Lifestyle Mall property, which features the picturesque recreation of the Venice Grand Canal. Forty small-medium enterprises (SMEs) were in attendance that featured Laguna's best delicacies, arts and crafts, and local wear, boasting of the province's culture and traditions for the entire weekend. The launch was attended by government officials from Laguna, representatives from Department of Trade and Industry Laguna, and McKinley Hill executives such as (from left) Fatima Eleonor Villaseñor, Provincial Government of Laguna LEDIPO Designate; DTI OIC Assistant Regional Directors Revelyn Cortez and Marissa Argente; Ana Carolina Sanchez, chief of staff from the DTI Office of the Secretary; Venice Grand Canal Mall head Walther Lee; Undersecretary Blesila Lantayona, DTI Regional Operations Group; Assistant Secretary Leonila Baluyut, DTI Regional Operations Group; and Assistant Secretary Dominic Tolentino, DTI Regional Operations Group. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO