MANILA, Philippines — Ipinagmalaki ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kanyang partner na si Honeylet Avanceña na kanyang “true love.”
Nabanggit ng Pangulo ang pangalan ng kanyang partner sa kanyang talumpati sa inagurasyon ng isang mall sa Davao City kung saan ibinida niya ang dalawang gobernador na sumuporta sa kanya noong nakaraang presidential elections.
Sinabi ng Pangulo na ang isa rito ay si Governor (Jose Maria) Zubiri Jr. at ang isa ay hindi na niya babanggitin dahil nakikinig si Honeylet.
Tahasang inamin ng Pangulo na naging girlfriend niya ang gobernadora na sumuporta sa kanya pero hindi niya pinangalanan.
“Didn’t you see that I only had two mayo --- I only had two governors with me in the last election. Just two. It was Zubiri and… Ah I won’t say because Honeylet is listening. Maybe this is the first time that she will hear this. There’s one other gobernadora here who --- it was a long time ago when we were still young --- was my girlfriend. Did you know about that?” anang Pangulo sa salitang Bisaya.
Pero ang “true love” umano ng Pangulo ay si Honelylet na kanyang pinaniniwalaan sa hanay ng naka-relasyon.
“But she is really my true love, Honeylet. Out of everyone else that I know, she’s the one that I will really believe in,” sabi ng Pangulo.