Honeylet joins Akie Abe’s Japanese cemetery visit in Davao

President Rodrigo Duterte's common-law wife, Cielito "Honeylet" Avanceña, accompanied Japanese First Lady Akie Abe, wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, to her visit to the Mintal Cemetery in Davao City on Friday. 

They were also joined by Betty Medialdea, wife of Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, and Yuko Ishikawa, wife of Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Kazuhide Ishikawa. 

Mrs. Abe was in Mintal Cemetery to remember the first Japanese people who resided in Davao City. 

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In a video of their visit, Mrs. Abe was seen holding Avanceña's hand as she led them to take photos with the children who welcomed them.

Speaking in Visayan, Avanceña told the crowd in Mintal Cemetery that Duterte is grateful to the Japanese government for all the help they extended to the Philippines.  

Avanceña also joined Duterte to the state banquet for the Japanese Prime Minister and his wife in Malacañang on Thursday night. 

EARLIER: Pres. Duterte and PM Abe arrive in Rizal Hall with Honeylet Avanceña and Akie Abe for the state banquet pic.twitter.com/g6IDwC7wY1

— Trisha Macas (@trishamacas) January 12, 2017

Palace photos also showed that the two couples met ahead of the state banquet. 

Ahead of the state banquet last night, PDuterte, PM Abe, Akie Abe, Honeylet Avanceña shared a light moment in Malacañang. Palace photos pic.twitter.com/x3velDENCy

— Trisha Macas (@trishamacas) January 13, 2017

In Davao City, Avanceña also joined the President and the Abes to the eagle naming and adoption ceremony at the Waterfront Insular Hotel. — RSJ, GMA News