RP govt imposes national dress

RP govt imposes national dress

MANILA (AFP): Filipinos working in government offices must
wear national dress every Monday as part of celebrations of the
centennial of the country's independence from Spain, the
presidential palace said yesterday.

Presidential Press Secretary Hector Villanueva said employees
of all government agencies, state-run corporations and those
working in state schools were obliged to wear the national
costume once a week until Dec. 31, 1998.

Men are to come to office garbed in dark pants and "barong
Tagalog," a gossamer, long-sleeved shirt often worn with an
undershirt.

Women are to wear any Filipina costume, which may consist of
an ankle-length skirt and a blouse with butterfly sleeves
popularized by former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos. These
costumes usually go with wooden togs.