No extravagant foods on president-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s inauguration.
The incoming president Rodrigo Duterte wants finger foods to be served on his inauguration on June 30. This was after he promised that he will serve simple foods to the guests.
Incoming Palace communications secretary Martin Andanar said that the tough-talking Mayor said that he want simple foods to be prepared for the attendees, composed of the president-elect’s close friends, family members, government officials, policeman and military.
“Ang merienda maruya. Finger foods, pero maruya ang pinaka-main. At ang cocktails naman, if I’m not mistaken, it is buko juice,” he said in an interview with reporters and ABS-CBN News.
Duterte’s committee decided to hold the ceremony at Rizal Ceremony Hall of Malacañang palace.
Andanar said that Duterte wants a simple inauguration, adding that the president-elect wants also to apologize for not holding the oath-taking in a larger venue.
Meanwhile, Head of Leni Robredo’s transition team, Boyet Dy, revealed that Duterte wants separate oath-taking ceremonies.
In a statement, Dy said that they were informed by the team of Duterte regarding his plan to separate the inauguration.
According to Dy, they are already preparing for a joint inauguration, but they respect the decision of Duterte.
“While we have been preparing for a joint inauguration, we respect the decision and will begin our own preparations for a simple and modest ceremony,” he said.
The camp of Vice President-elect has yet to announce their venue, but noted that it will be held on Metro Manila area.
