Duterte to meet with Brunei’s Sultan Bolkiah ahead of SEA Games opening

President Rodrigo Duterte was scheduled to meet with Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah ahead of the opening ceremony for the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Saturday, according to Malacañang.

The meeting will take place on Saturday afternoon at the presidential palace.

Bolkiah’s children, Princess Azemah and Prince Abdul Mateen, are competing in the SEA Games as part of the oil-rich kingdom’s polo team.

The sultan’s nephew, Faiq Jefri Bolkiah, is the captain of Brunei’s men’s football squad. Faiq was brought to a Manila hospital last weekend due to an allergic reaction to peanuts, which was one of the ingredients of a dish that was served.

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SEA Games executive chef Bruce Lim said they were not notified by the Brunei delegation that Faiq had a peanut allergy, causing the footballer’s lips to swell after he was served a curry.

Apart from his meeting with Bolkiah, Duterte would also lead Saturday's Bonifacio Day rites in Caloocan City and grace the opening ceremony of the 30th SEA Games at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.

Both Duterte and Bolkiah recently attended the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Republic of Korea Commemorative Summit in Busan, South Korea. — DVM, GMA News