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  • TERNOCON 2027 commences with first workshop-mentoring in Clark 

    TERNOCON 2027 commences with first workshop-mentoring in Clark 

    TERNOCON 2027,  a terno-making convention and contest, commences with its first mentoring-consultation for the 15 aspirants from August 4 to 8, 2026, at the Clark Events and Conference Center in Pampanga.  

    01. Ternocon 2027 Poster

    Organized by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and Bench/Suyen Corporation, TERNOCON pursues the preservation and promotion of the Philippine dress.

    It aims to encourage the use of the terno as a popular form of dress, and inspire and motivate emerging designers to create ternos that are at par with the construction skills of professional designers. Its objectives also include encouraging dialogue and scholarly discussion on issues concerning the Philippine dress and sustaining the growing awareness and interest in the Philippine dress.  

    03. Ternocon 2025 in the National Museum for the Filipiniana x Obra Exhibit

    Selected from 52 applications, the 15 aspirants come from Luzon –  Laguna, Oriental Mindoro, Tarlac, Makati and Taguig;  from Visayas – Cebu, Mandaue, Roxas, Silay and Iloilo;  and from Mindanao – Zamboanga City,  Maguindanao del Norte, Davao de Oro, Iligan and Koronadal.  

    Before the selection, all applicants attended a week-long regional workshop and a one-day Zoom lecture conducted by fashion designers and art experts, namely Dr. Nicanor G. Tiongson, Len Cabili and Gino Gonzales.

    02. TernoCons Joe Salazar Awardee Chief Mentors Award AMOR ALBANO layered organza in shades of green for her interpretation of the Balintawak

    To help the aspirants achieve the competition goals, some of the country’s experts in design will mentor and guide them, led by fashion designer Inno Sotto who has been the Ternocon’s chief mentor since 2018. He will be joined by fashion designers Josie Natori, Randy Ortiz and Jojie Lloren, as well as Ternocon’s founding artistic director Gonzales and incumbent artistic director Ricardo Eric Cruz.  

    Following the theme “An Ode to Nature,” the fifth edition of Ternocon marks the 10-year milestone of the program, celebrating its remarkable impact on the public’s awareness and appreciation of the terno, especially among the young generation. 

    The first lock-in workshop is presented in partnership with the Clark Development Corporation, City Government of Mabalacat,  Department of Tourism Region III,  Royce Hotel, and Victory Liner.  

    The second lock-in workshop is set for January 27 to 31, 2027, and the final competition and cultural show will be on March 14, 2027.

    The CCP Cultural Exchange Department and CCP Production Design and Technical Services Division lead the project implementation, with the Ternocon organizing team and the Bench Ad & Promo team.

    For more information, visit the CCP website. Follow the official social media accounts of CCP, CCP Cultural Exchange Department, Ternocon, and Bench for more updates and the latest news. 

  • CCP, Bench Hold TERNOCON Workshop & Exhibit in Binan City, Laguna

    CCP, Bench Hold TERNOCON Workshop & Exhibit in Binan City, Laguna

    With the mission to preserve and promote the Philippine dress,  the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), in partnership with Bench/Suyen Corporation and the local government of Binan City in Laguna, will hold a terno-making workshop from May 19 to 24, and an exhibition from May 22 to June 28, at the Sentrong Pangkultura ng Binan, Binan City, Laguna.

    FASHIONING THE TERNO POSTER

    Billed as “Fashioning the Terno,” the workshop series kicked off in October 2025 with its Mindanao leg in Iligan City, followed by its Visayas leg in Iloilo City last April.

    The next series, the Luzon leg, will be participated in by 24 local designers from the National Capital Region and various provinces in Luzon, including Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan,  Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Bulacan, Batangas, Mindoro, and Laguna.  

    The exhibition will feature the ternos designed by the Ternocon 2025 winners and finalists, Peach Garde, Bryan Peralta, Ram Silva, and Windell Madis, with pieces by mentors Ezra Santos,  Rhett Eala, and Lulu Tan Gan.  

    The Luzon participants will undergo intensive hands-on training on terno making with relevant lectures by experts led by Ternocon founding artistic director Gino Gonzales, Ternocon former mentor Lulu Tan Gan, Ternocon current artistic director Ricardo Eric Cruz, 2020 chief mentor awardee Abdul Gaffar,  Carolina de Leon,  Ternocon 2020 Bronze Medalist Dinnes Obusan, Ternocon 2025 Silver Medalist Bryan Peralta, and Ternocon 2025 Mentors’ Choice Award Windell Madis.

    All workshop participants from Mindanao, Visayas, and Luzon are qualified to submit proposals for the competition slated for February 2027.

  • The 3rd Edition of Ternocon Kicks Off with a Lecture Series

    Inspired by the successful outcome of the 1st and 2nd TERNOCON, a terno making convention and competition held last November 2018 and January 2020 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the CCP through its Cultural Exchange Department (CED) and Bench/Suyen Corporation join efforts again to pursue its mission of preserving and promoting the Philippine dress with the implementation of TERNOCON 3.

    Ternocon 3
    Ternocon 2

    The 3rd edition aims to encourage the use of the terno / balintawak as a popular form of dress; to inspire and motivate emerging designers to create ternos that are at par with the construction skills of professional designers; to encourage dialogue and scholarly discussion of issues concerning the Philippine dress; and to sustain the growing awareness and interest in the Philippine dress.  The competition is open to practicing Filipino designers or fashion design students who are at least 20 years of age.  A total of 12 finalists will be chosen from the open applications, and they are expected to create one balintawak each.

    Felice Sta Maria in her own vintage terno
    Lesleymobo tropicalterno 19 copy
    Paras 3 Copy

    To help the finalists understand the historical and social context of the balintawak and the Philippine dress in general, a series of lectures was conducted via zoom on April 23-24, 2022.  

    The lecture topics included The Balintawak: Evolution, Context, & Components; A Designer’s Creative Process;  Filipinas Who Wear the Terno; Wearing One’s Heart On One’s Sleeve.  The lecturers are some of the country’s foremost artists and experts in design and history, led by Ternocon artistic director Gino Gonzales with social historian Isidra Reyes, fashion designer Lesley Mobo and writer and historian Felice Sta. Maria.  Ternocon Chief Mentor Inno Sotto will also deliver a special message for all participants.

    All applicants to Ternocon 3 were asked to attend the two-day zoom lectures while the finalists from Ternocon 1 & 2, those who attended the regional workshops of Fashioning the Terno and the former mentors were invited to attend as well. 

    After the lectures, the screening and selection of the 12 finalists will follow and then a week-long workshop and mentoring for the 12 finalists are set for July and October 2022.  The final competition and cultural show are slated for January 28, 2023.

    For more information, visit the CCP website, FB pages of Ternocon, CCP Cultural Exchange Department and Bench or email at ccp.ced2014@gmail.com.