The Manila Times' Lifestyle and Entertainment Editor Tessa Mauricio-Arriola takes to the SONA red carpet for the first time on July 22, 2024. Check out the fashion parade--and chitchat--just before President Bongbong Marcos' third report to the nation as top government officials, captains of business, and even a spattering of showbiz celebrities arrive for the main event. VIDEO BY TESSA MAURICIO-ARRIOLA, RED MENDOZA, JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

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