Lawmakers arrive in style for the opening session of the 18th Congress

Lawmakers and their significant others have arrived in style for the opening session of the 18th congress.

As the past years, they are using fashion to highlight Philippine culture and tradition. Tootsy Angara, the wife of Senator Sonny Angara, looked radiant in her white modern FIlipiniana by designer Michael Leyva.

Senator Risa Hontiveros married modern style with tradition as she wears a contemporary pina barong that's been patterned after the baro't saya. See more of their fashionable ensembles below:

“Siguro mamaya pwede na ako kumain,” Sen Nancy Binay tells reporters, adding that she went on a diet to fit her Piña terno made by Randy Ortiz @gmanews @gmanewsbreaking pic.twitter.com/id0L8aEZMT

— Amita O. Legaspi (@amitalegaspi) July 22, 2019

Sen Hontiveros, merging modern style with tradition, wears a contemporary piña barong with sleeves patterned after the baro't saya.
Her wardrobe by Joel Acebuche, using textile woven in Kalibo and embroidered in Lumban. She is using her old pair of Marikina-made shoes. @gmanews pic.twitter.com/GZaV3g8gNk

— Amita O. Legaspi (@amitalegaspi) July 22, 2019

Sen Pia Cayetano at the Senate for the start of 18th Congress @gmanewsbreaking @gmanews pic.twitter.com/oCWhCLJAgL

— Amita O. Legaspi (@amitalegaspi) July 22, 2019

Sen Imee Marcos wearing a Binakol-Inabel dress @gmanewsbreaking @gmanews pic.twitter.com/MoLEkHDTwM

— Amita O. Legaspi (@amitalegaspi) July 22, 2019

 

 

 

 

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Senator @sonnyangara's beautiful wife @tootsyangara in #michaelleyva for the 18th Congress of the Senate of the Philippines ???????? #sona2019 She is wearing a white #modernfilipiniana dress with silk Pina sleeves with rainbow pin to support our dear #lgbtq community ???? ???????? #michaelleyva #michaelleyvamanila #lovelocal #pinoy make up by: @rosaspatrick ??????

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Jul 21, 2019 at 6:35pm PDT

 

 

 

 

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Senator Nancy for the 2019 SONA. Hair by Lourdes and Makeup by Me. #senatornancy, #jingmonissalon, #nancybinay, #sona2019, #makeupartistph, #makeupartistmanila, #muaph

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Jul 21, 2019 at 7:14pm PDT

 

 

 

 

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Congresswoman Yedda Romualdez in her moder traje de mestiza for the morning Congressional Oath Taking . #SONA2019 #CarySantiago @carysantiago

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Jul 21, 2019 at 6:58pm PDT

 

 

 

 

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Magandang umaga! Today is the start of the 18th Congress. Sa suporta ninyo at ng aking pamilya, patuloy ang trabaho natin para sa kapakanan ng ating mga kababayan. #TuloyPOEAngAksyon

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Jul 21, 2019 at 8:10pm PDT

— Kaela Malig/LA, GMA News