Honeylet hosts ‘dinner for artists’; John Lloyd Cruz sighted

Actor John Lloyd Cruz (right) joins other celebrities during a “dinner for artists” hosted by President Rodrigo Duterte’s partner Honeylet Avanceña in Malacañang on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. Photo from Communications Secretary Martin Andanar

MANILA, Philippines – In a rare public appearance, actor John Lloyd Cruz went to Malacañang on Tuesday night to attend the dinner for artists hosted by President Rodrigo Duterte’s partner Honeylet Avanceña.

Communications Secretary Martin Andanar posted a photo on Twitter with Cruz at the Rizal Hall.

Cruz has been on showbiz hiatus since October 2017 but recently appeared in a commercial of a shawarma chain.

In a viber message on Wednesday, Andanar said the dinner was a “thanksgiving for artists who supported [Duterte] in 2016.”

Andanar said some of the artists present were actress Alex and Tony Gonzaga, director Paul Soriano, comedian Bayani Agbayani, senatorial aspirant and folk singer Freddie Aguilar, singer Jimmy Bondoc, actors Philip Salvador, and Eddie Gutierrez. /cbb