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BY RHICK LARS VLADIMER ALBAY
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Politically charged costumes you can try for Halloween

IT’S that time of the year again; a time for chilling ghost stories and hair-raising scares, the holiday most business establishments awkwardly skip past, in favor of putting up Christmas decorations as early as September: Halloween.
If you’re someone who loves horror flicks and eerie “Gabi ng Lagim” TV segments as much as I do, you’ve probably spent a lot of time brainstorming a unique Halloween costume. If you haven’t come up with anything yet, fret not, we’re here to help.
Obviously the goal of a Halloween costume is to stand out (you don’t want to be just another white-sheet ghost during the party) and maybe even deliver a few scares. Witches, aswangs, werewolves, and the usual fare are fine, but if you have any semblance of awareness and have followed the news lately, you know that Philippine politics is rich for mining ideas right now.
Hair-raising, eerie, chilling, cringe-worthy, bordering-on-satire — just a few words you can use to describe the Philippine political landscape right now. What’s scarier than reality, right?
RODY DUTERTE
Poised to be the most popular costume this year — and for good reason — the Rody Duterte ensemble is probably the simplest to put together but the most potent, cussing one foreign dignitary at a time.
All you need is a checkered polo shirt, loose jeans, some makeup, and a whole lot of snarky attitude. Ask a friend to draw deep lines below your eyes and on your cheeks, also accentuate the furrow in your brow — giving the illusion that you’re perpetually bored by the people that surround you.
During the Halloween party, make sure that your fingers are always in the proximity of your face — like the famous sculpture: the Thinker, but with more passive anger.
Lastly, you need to act the part. Roam around during the party, while casually dropping swear words, insults and outrageous claims — don’t forget to pepper in a few p******** bombs in there. Don’t stop until you’ve agitated the whole room.
Bonus points if you can convince your friends to suit up in starched Barong Tagalogs as your spokespersons. Instruct them to interpret and explain everything you’re saying to the other guests and apologize to everyone you offended in your wake.
MOCHA USON
Due to a mounting campaign to silence her blog and the ka-DDS (Duterte diehard supporters), you will have to wear a masking tape over your mouth, but that doesn’t mean you can’t splurge on the thickest eye shadow and the most risqué outfit you can find at the mall.
Since you can’t talk, print out flyers with misleading headlines and misinformation so you can hand them out during the party. Clad in go-go pumps, casually eavesdrop on people, when you hear any of your trigger words (Duterte, DDS, “bias” media, Rappler, paid bots) pounce, lash out and try to start a heated debate despite the masking tape over your mouth.
Backup dancers optional.
LEILA DE LIMA
Wear thick glasses and a monochromatic blouse — add seven layers of scarves.
Always seem like you’re on the verge of either a temper outburst or a breaking down tears. To make your costume more life-like, add an imaginary “h” to every syllable that comes out your mouth (“Mhisther prehsihdehnt, ah-noh phong guhstoh nyho sha hakihn? Mhay guhstoh pho bha khayoh sha hakihn?”).
Halfway through the party, loudly announce that you’re walking out. Storm out of the room and hold a press conference.
CHINA-INCARNATE
To accurately portray China as a living breathing being, scour the internet for Chinese stereotypes and find a way to wear them all — chinky eyes, broken English, eats dogs. Better yet, just wear red and bring along a small Chinese flag for good measure.
Mock your social climbing iPhone-owning friends and blurt out “I made that!”
March aggressively toward the dance floor and declare you have ancestral domain over the area. Nudge out any party-goers that dare trespass on your territory. Bring along a water cannon to seem more intimidating. Dance alone like no one is watching.
TRAIN TO SANTOLAN ZOMBIE
Suit up and apply face paint to look just like one of the decaying “Train to Busan” zombies, but arrive extremely late. When asked about your tardiness, grunt “Nag-MRT kase ako, pare.”
MARCOS APOLOGIST
Dress like the same way you do every day. Maybe hum the “Bagong Lipunan” hymn to yourself or occasionally chant “Hail Marcos” under your breath, but pick out a regular outfit just like it’s any regular day.
When asked to explain your costume, say this: “You see, Marcos apologists can take on many forms: They may be someone you look up to, someone you least expect — you can never really tell. Marcos apologists look just like everyone else — and that’s the scary part.” #goosebumps./PN
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