HIBLA NG LAHING PILIPINO: Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Cultural Communities leads in the formal inauguration of the “Hibla ng Lahing Pilipino,” the Philippine’s first permanent textile exhibit located at the National Museum. Featured in the exhibit are garments from various cultural communities, concepts on making textiles from threads, materials used for weaving, and portraits of members of indigenous communities garbed in traditional outfits. (PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal/May 19, 2012)