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Celine Dion arrives in Manila — I can't wait to meet the Filipino fans

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MJ Felipe, ABS-CBN News

<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1429028" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Grammy award-winning singer Celine Dion arrived in Manila past midnight Thursday, landing in the country for the first time, as she holds a two-night concert July 19 and 20, at Mall of Asia Arena.</p><p>Dion arrived at NAIA via private plane from Bangkok about 1 a.m.</p><p>Just when Dion stepped out of her plane, rain started to pour again, but that didn&#x27;t stop her from giving well-wishers her most generous smile. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_2" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1429030" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="~//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="~//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>“I had this song in my head, ‘I came ready,’ ” she sang. </p><p>“I&#x27;m very, very excited. I&#x27;m not just talking about me, but I&#x27;m talking on behalf of all my people, the musicians, the singers, we’re all excited to be here.”</p><p>Dion offered a short but sweet message to her Filipino fans: “I can&#x27;t wait to meet them!”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">THIS JUST IN: Grammy award winning singer Celine Dion arrives in Manila for the very first time for her two-night concert tomorrow July 19 and 20, at the Mall of Asia Arena. Celine arrived via private plane from Bangkok. Celine sings “I came ready!” as the rain poured. <a href="https://t.co/mGvfYnsQUS">pic.twitter.com/mGvfYnsQUS</a></p>— MJ Felipe (@mjfelipe) <a href="https://twitter.com/mjfelipe/status/1019629982862065664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 18, 2018</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div>

<p>Grammy award-winning singer Celine Dion arrived in Manila past midnight Thursday, as she holds a two-night concert July 19 and 20, at MoA Arena. </p>

Grammy award-winning singer Celine Dion arrived in Manila past midnight Thursday, as she holds a two-night concert July 19 and 20, at MoA Arena.

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Celine Dion arrives in Manila — I can't wait to meet the Filipino fans

MJ Felipe,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 19, 2018 01:58 AM PHT

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Updated July 19, 2018 03:21 AM PHT

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