Pinangunahan ng Philippine Information Agency ang isang pulong balitaan nuong October 13 2023 kung saan naimbitahan ang National Commission for Culture and the Arts sa nalalapit nilang pagdiriwang ng Dayaw 2023 kasabay ng National Indigenous Peoples Month.

Dumalo sa nasabing pulong balitaan ang mga kawani ng NCCA kasama si Commissioner Reden Ulo ng Subcommission on Cultural Communities kung saan ayon sa kanya ay nakatakdang makibahagi ang humigit kumulang 225 Indigenous Cultural Communities.

Bukod sa National Commission for Culture and the Arts ay kabalikat rin nila aang national Commission for Indigenous People at ang national Commission for Muslim Filipinos. Sa mismong pagdiriwang ng Dayaw nitong October 20 2023 ay makikita ng mga representante ng mga Indigenous Cultural Communities at naroon rin upang magbigay ng suporta si Manila Mayor Hone Lacuna-Pangan, Vice Mayor Yul Servo at si NCCA Executive Director Maricu Tellano at ang paramount Sultan ng Batangas HRH Sultan Faizal Coyogan B. Bansao.

Kabilang rin sa dumalo ay sina: Karem Abduljabbar M. Indol – head cluster of meranao NCCA-SCCTA, Pablito C Gonzales Head, National Committee on Central Cultural Committees ( NCCC) Vice Head, Subcommission on Cultural Communities Traditional Arts ( SCCTA)

Mervyn Espadero Executive Director National Commission on Indigenous People Virgie Espadero, wife Robinson Saclag Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe; Dr Edwin Antonio Committee heads of Central and Northern Communities Communities. Manilikha ng Bayan: Magdalena Gamayo, Bae Estelita Bantilan
accompanied by Jason Dala, Teofilo Garcia, Alonzo Saclag

Part of the Trade fair Exhibitors : Shugar of C point Marikina Leather Shoes, Regina Villanueva Cultural Master of Panay Bukidnon Panubok Hand Embroidery, Abel Berto Pedro Latazon Indigenous People Organization LAIPO President; Agustin Sudaw Tboli Tribe, Booth of TESDA.

Prayer: Fr. Gabayno Oybad, Mangyan Cluster, Bb. Anabel Flores Bugkalot Cluster; Dr Hannbal Bara
Tausug Cluster. Performances: Keheligal Dance Troupe, Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe, Panay Bukidnon Cluster; Ritual Bb. Amelita Pedro Bukidnon Iraynon.

///Michael Balaguer, 09333816694,michaelbalaguer@diaryongtagalog.net at konekted@diaryongtagalog.net