Senators, spouses glam up for SONA

MANILA, Philippines — Hours before President Ferdinand «Bongbong» Romualdez Marcos Jr. delivered his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday afternoon, senators opened the third regular session of the 19th Congress in style.

Spectators eagerly awaited the politicians and their spouses' attire for the historical occasion, watching from the stands, on television, and on social media.

Senate President Francis Escudero, donning a Taal-made Piña barong, walked side by side with his wife, actress and fashion icon Heart Evangelista, who stunned in a modern white Filipiniana terno, both designed by Michael Leyva.

Sen. Risa Hontiveros Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano and wife Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano Former Senate president Juan Miguel «Migz» Zubiri Sen. Imee Marcos Sen. Nancy Binay and husband Jose Angeles Sen. Robin Padilla Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. and wife Congresswoman Lani Mercado Sen. Aquilino Pimentel III and wife Kathryna Yu-Pimentel Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero and wife Heart Evangelista PHOTOS COURTESY OF MIKE ALQUINTO Sen. Mark Villar and wife Emmeline Villar Sen. Raffy Tulfo and wife Jocelyn Sen. Lito Lapid with his son Mark Lapid Sen. Grace Poe and husband Teodoro Llamanzares Sen. Bato Dela Rosa and wife Nancy Comandante Sen. Cynthia Villar Sen. Loren Legarda

Former Senate president Juan Miguel «Migz» Zubiri amused the red carpet as he «moonwalked» in an «old recycled Tesoros» barong.

Despite suffering a partial tear of his Achilles heel while filming a movie, actor-Sen. Ramon Revilla Jr. channeled his inner"'ilustrado" in a barong and walking cane, accompanied by his wife, Congresswoman Lani Mercado, who wore a floral pink-green Filipiniana.

His pals, fellow actors-turned-senators Lito Lapid and Robin Padilla, were both in their classic barong with Padilla putting on a printed white shirt with the words «Kalayaan» as his inner wear.

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Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa sported a barong with black-gray embroideries, walking the red carpet with his wife Nancy Comandante, who wore a pink «banig-patterned» Filipiniana.

Sen. Risa Hontiveros, a staunch LGBTQIA ally, donned a rainbow flower pin on her Joel Acebuche-designed Piña baro't saya, with