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ASEAN leaders to get taste of Filipino fiesta in dinner with Duterte

ASEAN leaders to get taste of Filipino fiesta in dinner with Duterte

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President Rodrigo Duterte, in his keynote speech during the launch of the Asean 2017 Business and Investment Program at the Rizal Hall in Malacañan Palace on January 24, 2017. Rolando Mailo, Malacanang Photo

MANILA - In his first time to host an international summit, President Rodrigo Duterte will fete leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in a gala dinner inspired by vibrant Philippine fiestas, Malacañang said Tuesday.

The celebration, which will be held at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Pasay Saturday, is set to "showcase our innate hospitality and joei de vivre as a people," the Palace said.

"The guests will be treated to various fanfares from the moment they enter the hotel up to the time they leave the venue," organizers said in a statement.

"It will be very festive and colorful, depicting a sense of community, harmony and togetherness, just like how we are at ASEAN."

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Attending the festive dinner are some 800 guests, including 10 ASEAN leaders, their spouses and delegations, as well as top Filipino officials.

The regional leaders and their spouses will don attires inspired by Mindanao, the President's home island.

Fashion designer Rhett Eala created the costumes for the Asean leaders' spouses and Myanmar de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi, said Presidential Social Secretary Annalyn Tolentino. There was no immediate information on who designed the attires of the Asean leaders.

Duterte's guests will be served "the best of Filipino cuisine," Malacañang added.

Some 200 performers will entertain them with a 25 to 30-minute cultural presentation.

This week's ASEAN summit is the first of the semi-annual summit. A second and bigger summit is scheduled on November.

-- With a report from Dexter Ganibe, DZMM

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