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Opinion

Media outfit? Barong

THE EAR - The Freeman
August 19, 2023 | 12:00am

THEY WEAR MISTAKEN.  Organizers of an event were surprised when some journalists had a rather interesting interpretation of a question. When asked what their media outfit was, instead of naming the company they represented, they responded with articles of clothing.

One said his media outfit was a Barong Tagalog, another said a long-sleeved shirt.

“Abi tingali nila’g attire,” one person reacted.

BARONG
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