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Duterte's partner, Honeylet, to host ASEAN leaders' spouses

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Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/04/24/duterte-honeylet-kitty-042417.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, his common-law wife Honeylet Avanceña, and their daughter Veronica pose for a photo during the Christmas Party at Malacañang on December 20, 2016. <cite>King Rodriguez, Malacanang Photo</cite></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA- Honeylet Avenceña, President Rodrigo Duterte&#x27;s common-law wife, will be hosting the spouses of Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders when they come to the Philippines for the organization&#x27;s summit this week.</p><p>ASEAN 2017 National Organizing Council Director-General for Operation, Ambassador Marciano Paynor, told reporters on Monday that it was the President&#x27;s decision to let Avanceña assume the hosting duties, commonly undertaken by a First Lady.</p><p>This is not the first time that Avanceña will host a spouse of a head of government, having hosted the wife of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Akie Abe, during their visit to Davao in Janaury.</p><p>Avanceña is expected to tour the spouses around the Metropolitan Museum on Saturday and then host the group for lunch.</p><p>&quot;She&#x27;s being ably assisted by other agencies including NCCA [National Commission for Culture and the Arts], the Metropolitan Museum, the Internal House Affairs of Malacañang, and the Social Secretary,&quot; Paynor said.</p><p>&quot;She can hold her own, definitely,&quot; Paynor added.</p><p>So far, at least 6 spouses of ASEAN leaders, including the wives of Sultan Bolkiah of Brunei and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, have confirmed their attendance for the event.</p>

<p>MANILA- Honeylet Avenceña, President Rodrigo Duterte's common-law wife, will be hosting the spouses of Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders when they come to the Philippines for the organization's summit this week.</p>

MANILA- Honeylet Avenceña, President Rodrigo Duterte's common-law wife, will be hosting the spouses of Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders when they come to the Philippines for the organization's summit this week.

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Duterte's partner, Honeylet, to host ASEAN leaders' spouses

Pia Gutierrez,

ABS-CBN News

Published April 24, 2017 04:39 PM PHT

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Updated April 24, 2017 05:04 PM PHT

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