barong

Near the altar, my dad waits for her dressed in a white barong, the traditional formalwear for Filipino men.

The Philippines’ barong tagalog, a partially see-through, embroidered shirt sewn from pineapple fiber and silk, was featured in the 1996 summit and again in 2015.

Wearing the traditional crisp white barong shirt and often sporting a lei of flowers, he looked fit and handsome and was always smiling.

Another video, which has more than 1 million views, compares the gaits of several former presidents, raising the volume of Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” as Marcos Sr. strides along confidently in a flawlessly pressed barong.

Mr. Fernandez and his groomsmen wore barongs, a style of dress shirt from the Philippines.