Content creator Kyle Jennermann, popularly known as Kulas, took his oath of allegiance to the Republic of the Philippines at the House of Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 13.
Image from BecomingFilipino Facebook page (MANILA BULLETIN)
In a Facebook post, Kulas expressed how thankful he was that Biñan City Rep. Len Alonte administered his oath as she was the principal author of the first House Bill to grant Philippine citizenship to him.
The vlogger also thanked his close family and friends and mentioned that it was a privilege to wear an outfit showcasing Pinoy ingenuity on the day he officially became a Filipino.
“It was an absolute honor to wear a 100% Filipino made Bamboo Textile Barong today. Designed by Francis Libiran, and developed by DOST -PTRI. Day one as a Filipino, proudly wearing Filipino textiles!”
Image from BecomingFilipino Facebook page (MANILA BULLETIN)
Kulas was the first in the Philippines to wear garments featuring bamboo textiles, an innovation by the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Textile Research Institute. His barong was made with a silk-bamboo textile woven in Aklan, and his pants, a lyocell-bamboo textile woven in Quezon.
Image from BecomingFilipino Facebook page (MANILA BULLETIN)
The content creator also donned a pair of Liliw, Laguna-crafted footwear made with bamboo fabric handloom-woven in Maragondon, Cavite, and Ibaan, Batangas, as well as bamboo textile powerloom-woven in Valenzuela.
DOST-PTRI launched a Bamboo Textile Fiber Innovation Hub in Maragondon, Cavite, in May.