APEC Tags Barong Tagalog as "Peasant Shirt"

[NightWinger]

I am so sorry for them............. Ignorance is not a crime. It just show what they(WE) really are!
Peasant shirt or not. Maganda pa rin suotin ang Barong tagalog! Kesa iba dyan wala national costume. Muntik na napa suot sa mga APEC leader ang swim wear.

[mazdamazda]

Well, what can we do? These guys think they are superior than us and its so easy for them to brand and belittle our national symbol like the barong.

Are you sure so sure about that?

Then why is it that they used a oilskin raincoat that is used commonly by Australian farmers & blue-collar workers (aka the 'peasants' also in the modern era) as their official outfit?

A peasant shirt is just the same as a peasant raincoat. :lol:

Ive heard in the news the speech of Australia about agriculture and industry. Like the way they describe our barong tagalog, our agricultural products are also denied entry by Australia...infested daw. And thats how our APEC partners see our "importance'" in the groupings....

If it's infested then it's infested... why use this peasant shirt issue to hide the fact that we can't comply with their trade requirements in the first place?

[oldblue]

isang tanong; ang barong tagalog ba ay sinusuot nun araw sa Mindanao saka visayas saka Ilocos.

from wikipedia:

his Filipino tradition dates back to the Spanish Colonial era. The most common theory about its origins is that the Spaniards made Filipinos wear barongs untucked to distinguish them from the ruling class. Also, barongs were usually made of thin fabric--almost transparent or transluscent--and with no pockets, so that the Spaniards could see that the wearer was not bearing any weapon under the garment.
However this theory has been questioned by other scholars and historians. They note the absence of a citation to the specific law where the Spaniards supposedly prohibited the natives from tucking their shirts. Secondly, they note that natives during the Spanish Era did wear their shirts tucked at times. A common example cited in support of this argument is Jose Rizal and his contemporaries, who were photographed in Western clothing with their shirts tucked - although the era of the barong predated Rizal's time. Thirdly, the Philippines is a tropical country and it is common for shirts worn untucked because of the hot climate. Finally, the barong is thought to be either the local adaptation or the precursor to the guayabera, a shirt popular in the Latin American communities[1]. According to those who claim that the barong is the precursor of the guayabera, the guayabera shirt was originally called "Filipina" during the era of Manila Galleon tradeships when it was brought to Mexico from the Philippines. [2]

kung di ka naka-tuck-in jologs ka pala noon araw. kaya pala sa gradeschool laki kami pinipingot ng titser pag di tuck-in uniform. sa mga bata puwede mo i-argue ito, bakit barong tagalog tuck out pero formal

====

regarding as peasant shirt, well imagine-in na lang natin kung ano pa yun gawa sa pinya yun ang mahal