President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. wears Barong Tagalog for his first State of the Nation Address.
ALL eyes and ears were on President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s first State of the Nation Address yesterday afternoon.
But as much as we were looking forward to the change within the nation, our attention was also glued to the much anticipated SONA red carpet, and even the opening of the 19th Congress yesterday morning.
Vice President Sara Duterte Carpio turned a lot of heads by going ethnic while Sen. Ime Marcos ops for a terno.AAMBIS-OWA party-list’s Cong. Lex Colada and wife, Mayor Jennifer Garin-Colada of Guimbal, Iloilo goes Filipiniana.Cong. Ted Haresco of Aklan’s 2nd District and Cong. Raul Tupas of Iloilo’s 5th District are almost twinning in their embroidered Barong Tagalog.
In past SONAs and Congress openings, the red carpet at the Batasang Pambansa building was a virtual fashion runway that showcased expensive and intricately designed clothes.
Iloilo City’s Cong. Juliene Baronda stands out on the red carpet in a black terno with white accented butterfly sleeves.Sen. Loren Legarda wears a PatisTesoro kimona made of piña and pairs it with a handwoven pinya seda withtraditional full callado and alsado multipurpose tapis.Guimaras’ Cong. Ma. Lucille Nava is a vision in a calming lavender embroidered gown.Neophyte Ilonggo congressman Raoul Danniel Abellar Manuel of Kabataan partylist makes a statement with his handpainted Barong TagalogCong. Mike Gorriceta of Iloilo’s 2nd District is dapper in his crisp Barong Tagalog while wife Kathryn looks elegant in her black beaded terno.
This year, we take a look at how the gentlemen – who mostly stayed on the safe, traditional side by wearing Barong Tagalog – and women of consequence spruced themselves up./PN
Cong. Janette Garin of Iloilo’s 1st District is striking in a red terno with husband, Mayor Richard Garin of Guimbal, Iloilo.
