President
Benigno S. Aquino III wants to surprise Pope Francis with customary gifts when
they meet on Friday (Jan. 16), Presidential Spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said.
Like other visiting foreign leaders, Pope Francis will be accorded the formalities and dignities of a head of state, Lacierda noted.
"And as such, he will be provided a gift, as we provide all the other heads of state. As we have also seen in Sri Lanka," he said, adding that because of his role as a head of state, Pope Francis will be given all the honors that befit a head of state.
The only difference, he said, is that the pope will also have a general audience with senior Cabinet officials and members of the diplomatic corps.
The pope, who is arriving on Thursday, will have an audience of 450 individuals at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang Palace.
Pope Francis is in Sri Lanka for the first leg of his week-long Asian tour. After Sri Lanka, he will proceed to the Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country, for a five-day visit.
He will attend several activities in Manila and Leyte while in the Philippines. (PCOO News Release)
Like other visiting foreign leaders, Pope Francis will be accorded the formalities and dignities of a head of state, Lacierda noted.
"And as such, he will be provided a gift, as we provide all the other heads of state. As we have also seen in Sri Lanka," he said, adding that because of his role as a head of state, Pope Francis will be given all the honors that befit a head of state.
The only difference, he said, is that the pope will also have a general audience with senior Cabinet officials and members of the diplomatic corps.
The pope, who is arriving on Thursday, will have an audience of 450 individuals at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang Palace.
Pope Francis is in Sri Lanka for the first leg of his week-long Asian tour. After Sri Lanka, he will proceed to the Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country, for a five-day visit.
He will attend several activities in Manila and Leyte while in the Philippines. (PCOO News Release)
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