Honeylet Avanceña
Honeylet Avanceña | |
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| Born | Cielito Salvador Avaceña February 17, 1970 Davao City, Philippines |
| Alma mater | Davao Doctors' College |
| Occupation(s) | Businesswoman, former nurse |
| Political party | PDP–Laban |
| Partner | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Children | 1 |
Cielito "Honeylet" Salvador Avanceña (born February 17, 1970[1]) is a Filipina businesswoman and former nurse. She is the current partner of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.[2] Avanceña and Duterte have been in a relationship since at least 1996 and have a daughter named Veronica.
Avanceña worked as a nurse in the United States for four years. She returned to Davao shortly after her daughter was born in 2004.[3][4]
She joined her partner's presidential campaign in Luzon during the 2016 elections.[3]
She was crowned Miss Davao Doctors College in 1988, and was first runner-up in the Mutya ng Dabaw beauty contest the same year.[5]
She served as hostess for President Duterte in several state occasions.[citation needed]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Caruncho, Eric (15 May 2016). "Who is Honeylet Avanceña, the woman behind Duterte?". Inquirer Lifestyle. Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Caruncho, Eric (28 February 2016). "Duterte's secret weapon gets ready for prime time". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
- ^ Aguilera, John Paulo (May 17, 2016). "Keeping Up With The Dutertes". FHM Philippines. Retrieved May 31, 2016.
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