Honeylet Avanceña
Filipina businesswoman and former nurse
Cielito "Honeylet" Salvador Avanceña (born February 17, 1970[2]) is a Filipina businesswoman. She is best known for being the current partner of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.[3] Avanceña and Duterte have been in a relationship since at least 1996 and have a daughter named Veronica.
Honeylet Avanceña | |
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| First Lady of the Philippines | |
| In role June 30, 2016 – June 30, 2022 | |
| President | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Kris Aquino |
| Succeeded by | Louise Araneta–Marcos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cielito Salvador Avaceña February 17, 1970 Davao City, Philippines |
| Domestic partner | Rodrigo Duterte (c. 1996–present) |
| Children | 1[1] |
| Alma mater | Davao Doctors' College (BS) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman, former nurse |
Shortly after the inauguration of his husband as president, Avanceña was not named as First Lady. Her step-daughter Sara was proposed to fulfill the role instead[4] who did not accept the offer.[5][6] Avanceña would carry out the roles usually done by the First Lady.[7]
References change
- ↑ Parrocha, Azer (10 April 2022). "Duterte dances with daughter Kitty on her 18th birthday". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ↑ Mariano, Nathaniel (18 February 2019). "Rody, Honeylet hie off to HK on her birthday". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ Daza, Jullie (27 February 2016). "Meet Honeylet". Tempo. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ↑ Vanzi, Sol (26 June 2016). "Duterte's women". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
Although Duterte has announced that his official First Lady will be his daughter Sara, Honeylet will be keeping house for the President, wherever he decides to stay.
- ↑ Alconaba, Nico (11 May 2016). "Mayor Sara turns down first lady job". Inquirer Mindanao. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
The country's next President still has no first lady after Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte, turned down the offer.
- ↑ "Duterte's families arrive separately in Malacañang". GMA News. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
During the campaigns, Duterte had said that he was planning to name Inday Sara as his First Lady, but she begged off citing her responsibilities in Davao City.
- ↑ Ranada, Pia (1 July 2017). "The evolution of Duterte's First Lady: Honeylet Avanceña". Rappler. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
Avanceña has been taking on so many tasks usually given to first ladies that even Palace photographers and captioners mistakenly called her "First Lady" in a photo release. Within hours, the Palace sent an email correcting the caption, replacing the title with "longtime partner."
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