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A piece of Jesse: Aika Robredo's wedding gown honors late father

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<p>(UPDATED) Naga City Mayor Leni Robredo shared a touching detail about the wedding gown of her daughter <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/life/04/03/17/vp-robredos-daughter-gets-into-harvard-oxford">Aika</a>.</p><p>On Facebook, the former vice president revealed that what Aika wore on her big day was actually crafted from some of the old Barong Tagalog owned by her father, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/11/01/17/5-years-on-leni-says-she-still-keeps-jesses-things">the late interior secretary Jesse Robredo</a>.</p><p>&quot;Aika’s wedding gown was lovingly crafted from her Papa&#x27;s old barongs, making sure that he was honored and cherished on such an important milestone,&quot; Robredo wrote.</p><p>Aika married Jim Guzman in a church ceremony on Monday. </p><p>The couple&#x27;s relatives and close friends attended the wedding, according to the former vice president.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fleni.robredo%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0wBmtoMyuvCLDNy3669W5Erpb98W5PcBDi6gZZkv4XFxtV8BwaHDMdYNhueqFhr8il&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="628" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Robredo&#x27;s post immediately went viral online, getting more than 100,000 reactions in an hour as netizens were moved by Aika&#x27;s tribute to her father.</p><p>&quot;Very creative and thoughtful,&quot; one Facebook user said.</p><p>&quot;What a great way to honor every daughter&#x27;s greatest hero,&quot; another added.</p><p>Jo Rubio, the fashion designer behind Aika&#x27;s wedding gown, said working with her was &quot;an absolute joy.&quot;</p><p>&quot;She knew what she wanted from the very start and gave me complete trust in handling something so precious to her family,&quot; Rubio said in an Instagram post. &quot;Every piece of the barong was treated with the utmost care, meticulously repurposed, thoughtfully placed, and entirely hand-sewn.&quot;</p><p>&quot;What emerged was a piña tapestry -- one that became more than a visual statement. It became a love letter to her father -- the late Jesse Robredo, a tender tribute to a man remembered for his service, integrity, and quiet strength,&quot; added the designer, who also gave the public a closer look at the masterpiece.</p><p>&quot;This gown was not just worn. It was felt.&quot;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DS2C5lNk4Np/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1214326.6000000238%2C%22ls%22%3A1214172.7000000477%2C%22le%22%3A1214178.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Aika is the eldest of Robredo&#x27;s daughters, which also include Tricia and Jillian.</p><p>The former vice president was happy to be reunited with her relatives on the eve of Aika&#x27;s big day, as seen in another Facebook post.</p><p>&quot;Siblings-in-law complete,&quot; she happily said. </p>

<p>Former vice president and now Naga City mayor Leni Robredo shared a touching detail about the wedding gown of her daughter Aika.</p>

Former vice president and now Naga City mayor Leni Robredo shared a touching detail about the wedding gown of her daughter Aika.