Duterte says he discovers wearing the local shirt "cliché" and would rather don something more agreeable.
"I don't care for barong. I don't care for American (suit). Possibly I'll wear a kimono," Duterte said jokingly amid a public interview here on Saturday night. "You know why? All of my companions who passed on wore barong (at their burial service)."
Duterte, who wore a white shirt and dark jeans when he confronted the media, is additionally not slanted to employ an individual beautician.
"I would prefer not to change my life since I'm president. It's so cliché. You take me for what I am," he said.
Prior, Duterte's move group said he favored his supposition customs to be basic.
Dwindle Laviña, a representative for Duterte's move group, said they may get rid of the rich balls and suppers that are typically part of a president's introduction.
He said the introduction would be held in Malacañang and would be seen by a set number of visitors.
