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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has added entertaine­r to his role as host of the ASEAN summit, singing a duet on behalf of US President Donald Trump. Duterte sang a duet of the song Ikaw with singer Pilita Corrales during a gala dinner at the summit in Manila. The Philippine leader told the audience he had done so ”upon the orders of the Commander-in-Chief of the United States”, drawing laughter from the crowd and a smile from Trump. Trump was among 20 foreign leaders in the Philippine­s for the summit, his first visit to the country as president.

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