Araceli Lanoy Ayuste Judges Davao del Norte Government Employees Talent Contest

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Araceli Ayuste Judges Davao del Norte Government
Employees Talent Contest
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Araceli Lanoy Ayuste continues to support the
Dabaonon culture as she helped judge the
Kadagayaan Festival 2013 Government Employees Got
Talent contest in celebration of the 46th Araw ng
Davao del Norte.  The theme of the said event was
Kulturang Dabaonon Paghinumdum, Paghanduraw,
Pagtahod (Dabaonon Culture Remember, Reminisce,
Respect).   It seeks to bring the new generation
into consciousness of the need to explore and
look back into the rich Dabaonon culture.
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Today, everybody is so immersed in the internet
that the whole world seems small and you get a
taste and can even be influenced by other
cultures around the globe.  However, we must
always remember that we must trace back to our
roots.  We always need to look back at what makes
us Filipinos and more importantly Dabaonon. 
There are inherent traits which are attributed to
us that we can be certainly be proud of such as
being resilient, happy and hospitable amongst
others.  Therefore, it is only right that we draw
back to those traits and make sure it doesnt get
lost amidst all the intercultural immersion we
all experience.
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Kadagayaan Festival 2013 Government Employees Got
Talent contest certainly became a platform for
all of that.  Not only was it a chance for
everyone to increase consciousness into the new
generation but it was also an avenue to uplift
the spirits of everyone during the celebration. 
It was amazing to see all the superb talent that
these seemingly simple government employees had
under their sleeves.
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It was such a breath of fresh air to see everyone
just enjoying and showcasing what they could do
beyond sitting behind a desk.  Though there was
an outpour of talent, the LGU band of the
municipality of Kapalong emerged as champs as
they brought the house down with an OPM medley
and the Municipal Band of Asuncion and the Sto.
Tomas Fire Ball won second and third place
respectively.