MANILA, Philippines — On Monday, for the first time since the start of the pandemic, more guests and media personnel will be allowed at the venue of the State of the Nation Address (Sona) of
But a number of lawmakers, particularly from the Makabayan bloc in the House, are finding the security arrangements for the president’s first SONA to be too restrictive, as they include not only a COVID-19 test requirement but also a dress code prohibiting any attire that will convey political messages, something that protocol officers didn’t mind in the past.
“Neither do we see any violation of parliamentary practice, protocol and social norms in the wearing of political statements,” Castro added. “[They] have freely worn indigenous clothing, even held hijab-wearing days and ribbon campaigns, as part of expressing through attire what they [advocate] in their bills and resolutions,” she said.
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