Malacanang Palace, toured
This weekend I’m all about “Manila, oh Manila“… and scouring the internet Flickr has brought me a lot of treasured finds. One of those are photos of Malacañang Palace.
Malacañang is the official residence of the President of the Philippines, as well as the executive branch of government. It’s the White House of the Philippines, if you care to compare.
But the palace is not just two wings to a building, rather it’s a complex of several buildings altogether.
I’ve never been inside the Palace so I was intrigued that some lucky Pinoys got to enter and tour it “en-grande”. Well, I am told they have the right connections. You won’t see Arroyo in the pictures though… well, she wasn’t in town this week. But also, her office is not open to the public (ooh, pun intended). What’s open to the public is the Kalayaan Hall or what is now known as the palace’s museum section.
Below is the Quezon Room, named after the Commonwealth president Manuel L. Quezon. For those old enough to remember, this is where Marcos declared Martial Law.
Below the fold is the presidential desk of Quezon himself. Uhm.. But that is not Quezon, or his wax mannequin.
The seal of the President of the Philippines.
Presidential busts. Or shall I say, President or Bust? (I’m havin’ too much fun!)
Where the President or presidential spokesperson makes official announcements… and the tourists are having a field day!
Imelda and her famous shoes. She’s still around, and she’ll never leave.
If you want to tour the palace, or other historic places around Manila, join a walking tour like this one. I’m doing it next time I’m in town.
images used with permission from jvnunag
3 Comments
Hi,is your palace big?
What is your name?
Do you have many shoes?
Do you have many clothes?
If you answered my questions you are totally awesome, i wish i could go there.
Yes, our palace is big. My name is atsara. I only have a few pairs of shoes. But, I know of a person who had a lot of pairs of shoes. That’s Imelda Marcos. I don’t have many clothes either. Imelda also had a lot of clothes and was known not to wear a dress twice. You know she is very rich from blood money stolen from the Philippine gov’t.
We have few days left till our flight back to US on Feb. 19th, and would like to know if we can have an opportunity to visit Malacanang Palace?
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