Lawmakers wear their protests during SONA 2019

Who said outfits for the State of the Nation Address are made just for style?

A number of lawmakers took the chance to showcase their different advocacies and protests creatively through the clothing they wore.

There was Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate, who wore a hand-painted barong by Karapatan legal counsel Atty. Ma. Sol Taule, calling for the assertion of Philippine sovereignty and sovereign rights within our exclusive economic zone (EEZ) over the West Philippine Sea, and, the defense of our fisherfolks and environment.

Photo: Jessica Bartolome/GMA News

Gabriela party-list Representative Arlene Brosas, on the other hand, carried a custom-designed black fan by Dead Balagtas that protested against water privatization, while ACT Teachers Representative France Castro had a fan echoing the call of public school teachers and other government employees to fulfill his promise of raising their salaries.

(L-R) ACT Teachers Representative France Castro and Gabriela party-list Representative Arlene Brosas. Photo: Jessica Bartolome/GMA News

Meanwhile, Kabataan party-list Representative Sarah Elago, along with her guests, wore advocacy sashes that call for the end of extrajudicial killings.

Kabataan Party-list Rep. Sarah Elago and guests wear advocacy sashes at #SONA2019 @gmanews pic.twitter.com/oU5ESFvFJx

— Jannie (@jannieannb) July 22, 2019

 — LA, GMA News