00:00Giving you good vibes, local creatives from Dipolo, Gandapitan City showcased and honed their talents
00:06in Lakal 2024, a grand festival funded by the Department of Trade and Industries' Fiesta
00:13Haraya Project aimed at boosting the creative economy.
00:17Philippine Information Agency's Amboanta del Norte's Pamela Fomero has more.
00:24From songwriters and cosplayers as well as visual and spoken word artists,
00:28local creatives from Dipolo, Gandapitan City got to explore and hone their crafts through
00:33Lakal 2024, the Amboanta del Norte Fiesta Haraya Grand Creatives Festival funded by the Department
00:40of Trade and Industries' Fiesta Haraya Project. Events included Lakal Spoken Word Poetry Workshops,
00:46Lakal Poetry Slam, Lakal Cosplay Competition, and Lakal Songwriting Competitions as well as
00:53a pop music festival held just last weekend, December 7-8. Throughout the events, DTI invited
01:00prominent personalities in the field like spoken word artists Martin Earl Naling and Antonio
01:06Antonio Bathan Jr.
01:17According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the Philippine creative economy reached 1.72
01:22trillion pesos in 2023, contributing to 7.1% of the country's gross domestic product.
01:29Through continued events like Lakal 2024, the DTI hopes to hone and invest in the creatives industry
01:36and increase that number in the upcoming years.
01:39From the Philippine Information Agency's Amboanta del Norte,
01:42this is Pamela Fomero for Balitang Pambansa.
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