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PM Kevin Rudd presented with Barong Tagalog

SYDNEY – Guess who will sport the iconic Barong Tagalog soon?

In a dinner with Prime Minister Kevin Rudd PM hosted by Filipino friends of Ed Husic, Federal Labour MP for Chifley, the PM was presented with a Barong Tagalog by Neil Galang. Galang is the president of Sydney-based Galang Migrant Workers Union (0415129298).

The event took place on 19 July 2013, 6.30pm, at the Rooty Hill RSL Club.

See the photos of Jade Cadelina for the highlights of the event.

Neil Galang presenting Barong to Kevin Rudd with Ed Husic 2013

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