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LOOK: Trudeau rides an electronic jeepney in Makati


Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took a ride in an electronic jeepney during his meeting with Filipino-Canadian innovators of the vehicle on the second day of his visit in Manila.

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) General Manager Thomas Orbos accompanied Trudeau during the ceremony held in front of The Peninsula Manila hotel in Makati City on Monday noon.

The Canadian official is in Manila for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit which the Philippines is hosting.

Trudeau also made headlines on Sunday when he visited the famous Filipino food chain Jollibee at the North Harbor branch in Tondo, Manila.

Aside from ordering Jollibee meals, the charismatic prime minister the spent time chatting with some customers and restaurant staff. /je

source: globalnation.inquirer.net