Honeylet hosts museum tour for spouses

MANILA, Philippines - Cielito “Honeylet” Avanceña, the partner of President Duterte, played host yesterday to the spouses of leaders attending the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila.

After accompanying Duterte in welcoming leaders during the formal opening ceremonies of the summit at the Philippine International Convention Center, Avanceña proceeded to the National Museum for a tour with some of the wives of the heads of state.

First ladies Iriana Widodo of Indonesia, Naly Sisoulith of Laos, Naraporn Chan-o-Cha of Thailand and Tran Nguyet Thu of Vietnam joined the tour.

The first ladies posed in front of the “Spoliarium,” a 4.22-meter painting by renowned Filipino patriot and artist Juan Luna. The painting reflected the oppression suffered by Filipinos during the Spanish colonial era.

The wives of ASEAN ministers and ambassadors also joined the museum visit.

After the tour, the visitors partook of a Diamond Hotel-sponsored luncheon at the 3rd floor of the museum, where they were entertained by performances of the Kalilayan Folkloric Group, the Pangkat Kawayan and The Voice Kids Philippines finalists Darlene Vibares and Reynan Del-Anay.