MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American sports journalist Pablo Torre drew flak online for wearing the official academic costume of the University of the Philippines, called “sablay,” during a recent ...
University of the Philippines students stand out for their graduation attire. Instead of the traditional toga and mortarboard, Iskos and Iskas don the Sablay. Over 5,000 students from the UP Diliman ...
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines—The University of the Philippines’ (UP) “sablay” has replaced the traditional toga as the academic costume in the country’s premier university. So while thousands of UP ...