When I marveled at the closeup of the baro’t saya that Dennis Lustico posted in social media last week, hardly did I know that there was a sad story behind it. This baro’t saya—no exaggeration—is a work of art, its seafoam green a balm to my eyes that have been tearing up with each online post of a new death, and its construction clearly ingenious even in the picture.

By: Thelma Sioson San Juan / April 26, 2021

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