FROM MALACANANG SA SUGBU TO MALACANANG OF THE SOUTH

 MALACANANG SA SUGBU 

Location: Antonio Pigafetta Street, Port of Cebu City

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Introduction

Malacañang is the name of the official residence of the President of the Republic of the Philippines. It is officially called Malacañang Palace, which is located San Miguel, District of Manila. 

The Other Malacañangs

Below are the Official Residences of the President of the Philippines whenever he traveled to the different regions in the country. This is a product of my research from the different sources of information, specifically the internet's Wikipedia, and others. 

*During the time of President Ferdinand Edralin Marcos, Sr. he initiated the construction of the Malacañang of the North located in Paoay, Ilocos Norte and it serves as the residence of the family of then President F. E. Marcos.

**Malacañang of the South is located in Pana, Davao and is popularly known as "Panacanang". It is the official residence of the President of the Philippines whenever the President is in Mindanao. The two Storey building was completed in 2007 during the administration of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. 

***Malacañang of the South has 8 rooms and the building houses several offices under the Office of the President, as well as the state owned PTV 4 and RTVM or Radio TV Malacañang. 

Source: The Wikipedia. 

Malacanang Sa Sugbu

Two days, after my arrival in Cebu City from Taipei, I arranged for a walking tour of the Plaza Independencia, the Fort San Pedro, and the Malacañang Sa Sugbu. These are three (3) historical sites and places that played a major role in the social, cultural, and economic growth and development of Cebu.

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During the Presidency of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in 2014, she converted the Aduana or the Customs Building into the Malacañang Sa Sugbu. It then became the official residence of the President of the Philippines in the Visayas. 

Malacañang Sa Sugbu is originally a Customs Building because of its proximity to the ports of Cebu. It was built in 1910 as a Bureau of Customs Office. The Philippines was then a territory of the United States. The building was designed by William E. Parsons. 

Source: The Wikipedia. 

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Today, I tried to find the way to visit the Malacanang Sa Sugbu. Unfortunately, the building was being renovated. There were scaffoldings around the building and there were workers doing the carpentry, masonry, and other tasks on renovating the building. 

This is what we saw when we arrived at the site.

So, I decided to take a few decent pictures of the building, and I share those pictures hereunder.

Scaffoldings are seen around the building as renovation continues at the time this photo was taken on September 9, 2022. (Henry Libo-on)

According to Wikipedia the current tenant of the building is President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. Malacañang Sa Sugbu is located on Antonio Pigafetta Street, Port Area, Cebu City. 

This is another picture of Malacanang Sa Sugbu. 

Source: Wikipedia. 

Malacanang of the South

Malacañang of the South is located at Barangay Panacan, Davao City. The location of the Presidential Residence overlooks the Garden City of Samal Island. The building is located inside the compound of the DPWH or the Department of Public Works and Highways, Panacan, Davao City. The building was constructed during the administration of then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The current tenant is President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. 

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This is the Malacanang of the South in Davao City.

Source: Wikipedia

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Malacanang of the North 

This is located at Barangay Suba, Paoay, Ilocos Norte. 

It was built in 1977 by the Philippines Tourism Authority. It is the official residence of then President, Ferdinand Marcos, Sr. whenever he was in Ilocos Norte. 

Presidential Residence has been converted into a Presidential Museum. Malacanang of the North overlooks Lake Paoay. 

Source of Photo - wikipedia.

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Plaza Independencia

Previously, Plaza Independencia or Independence Square was known as Plaza de Armas or Plaza Mayor (17th Century). At the turn of the century, circa 1890's when Spain was about to lose the Philippines to the United States, this open space was called Plaza Maria Cristina in honor of Queen Maria Cristina, Queen of Spain from 1829 to 1833 and as Queen Regent from 1833 to 1840. (en.wikipedia.org). 

During the American Period, the square was known as Plaza Libertad. It was known as Plaza Independencia prior to the start of World War II. (Wikipedia). 

This is the side view of the Fort of San Pedro but still a part of the wide space called Independence Square or Plaza Independencia.

Photo by Touristang Pobre, Henry Libo-on.

Queen Maria Cristina, Queen of Spain.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Different photos taken at Plaza Independencia

by Touristang Pobre.

The photo above shows the Legazpi Monument in honor of 

Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, the Governor General of the Spanish East Indies and the Philippines. 

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Image of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi

Source: mapstor.com and www.bing.com

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Fort San Pedro

After walking around the Plaza Independencia, I went to the door of Fort San Pedro thinking that I can explore the inside, but I was not able to enter the Fort because it was a holiday that day. So, I just took pictures of the surrounding area of the Fort. 

The Royal Seal at the Entrance of Fort San Pedro, Cebu City.

The Fuerte de San Pedro or Fuerza de San Pedro was built on May 5, 1565, in order to protect the Spaniards living in Cebu.

TP's me time.

Whose statue is this? 

Photos by Touristang Pobre

My Comments

The previous presidents must have built or renovated old buildings to serve as the residence of the President of the Philippines wherever he is in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. These offices also create a feeling of accessibility between the Filipino people and their President. If there is a Malacañang in the South or Mindanao, Luzon, and Visayas, it is because the President wants to get closer to the public who catapulted him or her to power. 

This Blog, therefore, is just a snippet of what Malacañang means to the people from the three main group of islands in the Philippines, Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. 

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