How this Filipino fashion brand made the PH Paralympics team’s national costumes

MANILA, Philippines – As Filipino para athletes Ernie Gawilan, Angel Otom, Jerrold Mangliwan, Cendy Asusano, Agustina Bantiloc, and Allain Ganapin raise the country’s flag in Paris for the 2024 Paralympics, they will be doing so in style. 

Foregoing the traditional barong and terno outfits, the para athletes will be donning elevated yet timeless national costumes. The people behind it? A local sustainable fashion brand that goes by the name of DITTA. 

Since its inception in the 1980s...