Dagupan to host National Festivals of Talent next year

October 1, 2018 Community Billboard

DAGUPAN CITY – The Department of Education (DepEd) Dagupan City Schools Division office will host in January a national event that will showcase the talents and skills of learners through exhibitions of their products, services and performance.
DepEd regional director Malcolm Garma said the regional office was chosen to be the host region, and Dagupan City as the host division for the National Festivals of Talent (NFOT) 2019.
NFOT aims to provide opportunity for learners from secondary schools and Alternative Learning System (ALS) to exhibit their talents and skills in language, arts, social studies, technology, and livelihood education.
DepEd Dagupan Schools Division Superintendent Lorna Bugayong, in an interview, said “I think we were chosen because we met all the requirements for conducting such national event, like one requirement is having air-conditioned venue for the opening and closing program and other plenary activities that can occupy at least 2,800 people, Mayor Belen Fernandez offered CSI Stadia and other functions rooms of stadia for all contests to be conducted.”
Bugayong said there will be provision of billeting areas and street dancing venues.
She noted they are already preparing the venue for next year’s event, although some repairs and additional facilities in billeting and contest areas are to be undertaken by the DepEd Dagupan Division.
“We just received the notice last week and so we are waiting for the DepEd central office to visit the city to tackle the preparations,” she added.
Meanwhile, Bugayong said their division will also host the Regional Festivals of Talent on November this year thus, this will ensure that they will be well-prepared for the NFOT. HILDA AUSTRIA, PNA / ABN