Senator Loren Legarda introduced out a piña cloth from her assortment for her outfit on this 12 months’s State of the Nation Handle.
Legarda arrived on the pink carpet in an off-white Filipiniana designed by Puey Quiñones, who splits his time between Manila and Los Angeles.
“Piña was declared an intangible cultural heritage in UNESCO final 12 months [in] December,” the senator stated when requested in regards to the inspiration for her gown.
Legarda added that the material got here from her mom’s “baul.”
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will ship his third SONA on the Batasang Pambansa on Monday at 4 p.m.
A few of the present urgent points within the nation embrace the rising battle within the West Philippine Sea towards world superpower China, which has prompted Manila to lodge diplomatic protests towards Beijing, and officers from each international locations to carry a bilateral assembly to handle the continued disputes within the area.
—MGP, GMA Built-in Information
