Vice President Sara Duterte (File photo) MANILA A party-list lawmaker is pushing for the establishment and construction of a permanent official residence for vice presidents of the Philippines. In his House Bill 2698 filed on July 28 and released on Wednesday, KUSUG TAUSUG Rep. Shernee Tan-Tambut said the construction of the official residence for the vice president will be beneficial to the government in the long run due to rising cost of rental, and other services. Tan-Tambut noted that the Office of the Vice President has to move from one place to another depending on the choice of the vice president, as the Constitution does not explicitly provide an official residence for the second highest national official. "Our past Vice Presidents used the Coconut Palace or the Tahanang Maharlika and also the Quezon City Reception House in New Manila, Quezon City," she said. "Being the second highest elected public official of the land, the Vice President needs a presentable o
The search is underway for a property that will become the permanent residence of Vice President Sara Duterte, and succeeding vice presidents as her spokesman on Wednesday, July 27, said they were already considering some places.
Vice Presidential Spokesman Reynold Munsayac (Mark Balmores / MANILA
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo cannot help but reminisce about the past six years now that she has less than a week in office, sharing photos that captured her many “firsts” as the country’s second-highest official.
Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) She posted a series of photos on F
Vice President-elect Sara Duterte will be holding office at the Quezon City Reception House, the current residence of her predecessor, Vice President Leni Robredo.
Outgoing Vice President Leni Robredo (left) and Vice President-elect Sara Duterte (FILE PHOTOS/MANILA BULLETIN) Robredo's spokesman