The pañuelo or alampay is a Filipino lace-like embroidered neck scarf or shawl worn around the shoulders over the camisa (blouse).

[1][2][3] They were an integral and distinctive part of the traditional baro't saya ensemble of Filipino commoners and the traje de mestiza ensemble of aristocratic Filipino women (along with the tapis and the abaniko fans), as they brought modesty to the relatively low neckline of the traditional camisa shirts.

They became immensely popular in the Philippines and were quickly adopted into the local fashions of upper class Luzon women.

Pañuelo or alampay has also been an integral part of Iglesia ni Cristo church uniforms worn by deaconesses in all locale congregations in the Philippines.

This white terno, called Saya in Filipino, resembles its early deaconess uniforms worn during the 1930s.