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Canada's Justin Trudeau visits Jollibee in Manila
Canada's Justin Trudeau visits Jollibee in Manila
ABS-CBN News
Published Nov 12, 2017 07:01 PM PHT
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Updated Nov 12, 2017 10:55 PM PHT

MANILA - (UPDATED) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited a Jollibee branch in Tondo when he arrived in the Philippines on Sunday for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.
MANILA - (UPDATED) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited a Jollibee branch in Tondo when he arrived in the Philippines on Sunday for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit.
In a photo by Agence France Presse, the Canadian leader was spotted with a take-out meal from the Filipino fast food chain, which opened its first Canadian branch last December 2016.
In a photo by Agence France Presse, the Canadian leader was spotted with a take-out meal from the Filipino fast food chain, which opened its first Canadian branch last December 2016.
Jollibee also posted photos of Trudeau's visit, showing the prime minister of Canada talking and taking selfies with some of the customers at the fast food restaurant.
Jollibee also posted photos of Trudeau's visit, showing the prime minister of Canada talking and taking selfies with some of the customers at the fast food restaurant.
Trudeau ordered fried chicken and strawberry float before going around, shaking hands and talking to the delighted customers, a Reuters report said.
Trudeau ordered fried chicken and strawberry float before going around, shaking hands and talking to the delighted customers, a Reuters report said.
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"Can I get it to go? I'll eat it in the car," Trudeau said, before going behind the counter for a photograph with the Jollibee staff.
"Can I get it to go? I'll eat it in the car," Trudeau said, before going behind the counter for a photograph with the Jollibee staff.
Jose Minana, a Jollibee executive, said it was Canadian officials who requested for the visit.
Jose Minana, a Jollibee executive, said it was Canadian officials who requested for the visit.
The Canadian leader already had a taste of Jollibee when he visited its then newly-opened branch in Winnipeg, Canada. Another branch of the Filipino fast food chain will be opened in the city this month.
The Canadian leader already had a taste of Jollibee when he visited its then newly-opened branch in Winnipeg, Canada. Another branch of the Filipino fast food chain will be opened in the city this month.
"We're very humbled by him taking time from his obviously busy schedule to give us a slice of his time," said Minana.
"We're very humbled by him taking time from his obviously busy schedule to give us a slice of his time," said Minana.
Aside from the fast food chain, he also stopped by Likhaan, a women's health advocacy center, when he arrived in Manila.
Aside from the fast food chain, he also stopped by Likhaan, a women's health advocacy center, when he arrived in Manila.
This is Trudeau's second trip to the Philippines, since November 2015, where his good looks earned him the moniker "APEC Hottie" from social media users, alongside Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. -- with reports from Manolo Serapio Jr., Reuters
This is Trudeau's second trip to the Philippines, since November 2015, where his good looks earned him the moniker "APEC Hottie" from social media users, alongside Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto. -- with reports from Manolo Serapio Jr., Reuters
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