Department of Tourism Secretary Ma. Cristina Garcia-Frasco (left) admires the quality handcrafted balisong of Taal, Batangas in one of the stops of the Philippine Experience Program (PEP) around the Calabarzon Region. A flagship program of the DOT, the PEP also visited other sites of interest such as the NHCP Museo ni Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite, the Bakood Marching Band Festival in Bacoor, Taal Heritage Town, Tagaytay Ridge, Casa San Pablo, Villa Escudero, Quezon Provincial Capitol, Pagsanjan Falls, and the towns of Paete, Lumban and Sta Cruz in Laguna, adventure and culinary gems in the countryside. Also in photo are diplomats from the Embassy of Korea, and Tourism Congress of the Philippines president Bob Zozobrado. Bernard L Supetran