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President Rodrigo Duterte crooned a hit Filipino love song at a dinner in Manila for leaders from across Asia, explaining later that it was "on the orders of Donald Trump".
The US president and Duterte were among 19 leaders at a gala in the Philippines capital on Sunday ahead of the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit. At one point Duterte took the microphone to sing "Ikaw" (You), in a duet with local pop diva Pilita Corrales.
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One of the song's verses, translated from Filipino, begins: "You are the light in my world, a half of this heart of mine."
#PresidentDuterte sings #Ikaw with #PilitaCorales, upon request of @realDonaldTrump. #Asean2017 pic.twitter.com/VjGCVeOeqG"Ladies and gentlemen, I sang uninvited, upon the orders of the commander-in-chief of the United States," Duterte said later, according to the ABS-CBN news channel.
- Karen Jimeno (@AttyKarenJimeno) November 12, 2017
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