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LOOK: Makabayan reps bring hand-painted looks on SONA 2023

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Representatives from the Makabayan bloc brought hand-painted looks designed by Filipino artists for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held last July 24, 2023. Photo from Michael Joselo." src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/news/07/24/20230724-sona.jpg"/><figcaption>Representatives from the Makabayan bloc brought hand-painted looks designed by Filipino artists for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held last July 24, 2023. <em>Photo from Michael Joselo.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — Representatives from the Makabayan bloc brought hand-painted looks designed by Filipino artists for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. Monday.</p><p>Local artist Albert Raqueño worked with his color palette for Kabataan Rep. Raoul Manuel and made a bandana and a heart with protest images on the back of his barong.</p><p>Meanwhile, Michael Joselo highlighted the call for higher wages in skirts worn by Gabriela Rep. Arlene Brosas and ACT Teachers Rep. France Castro.</p><p>&quot;Siguro mako-consider ko ang edge ng design ngayon ay &#x27;yung pagbibitbit ng dagdag na sahod para sa lahat bilang pamahal nang pamahal ang bilihin. Pinakakawawa ang pinakamahihirap,&quot; Joselo told ABS-CBN News.</p><p>&quot;Hand painting for me ang best solution for the urgency of these projects, [and] at the same time may edge with regards to quality compared to digital and manual print. It becomes more of an art form and a performance art to convey messages,&quot; he added. </p><p>Activists were dismayed with Marcos&#x27; second State of the Nation Address, saying that it lack programs that would address issues of the people. </p><p>&quot;Sa totoo lang, hindi ito &#x27;yung SONA na gusto nating marinig dahil pwede naman nating ma-access ang mga data na &#x27;yan sa mga government websites,&quot; Bagong Alyasang Makabayan secretary-general Mong Palatino told ABS-CBN News in an interview. </p><div><strong>FROM THE ARCHIVES:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2733179" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Representatives from the Makabayan bloc brought hand-painted looks designed by Filipino artists for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held Monday.

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LOOK: Makabayan reps bring hand-painted looks on SONA 2023

Josiah Antonio,

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Published Jul 25, 2023 02:08 AM PHT

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Updated Jul 25, 2023 07:48 AM PHT

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