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It was the official residence and the principal workplace of the vice president of the Philippines during the term of Jejomar Binay. It was commissioned in 1978 by First Lady Imelda Marcos as a government guest house and offered to Pope John Paul II during his papal visit to the Philippines in 1981, but the Pope refused to stay there because it ...
The palace is located on F. Ma. Guerrero Street at the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex between the Folk Arts Theatre and the Sofitel Philippine Plaza Hotel. Before becoming the official residence of the vice president, the palace was used for wedding receptions.
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Vice President Jejomar Binay is the first government official to use the Coconut Palace for official functions. His office paid a monthly rent of P400,000, which was significantly lower than the P800,000 monthly rent it paid to PNB prior to relocating to the Coconut Palace.
Coconut Palace, also known as Tahanang Pilipino, is a government building located in the Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex in Manila, Philippines. It was the official residence and the principal workplace of the vice president of the Philippines during the term of Jejomar Binay.
Binay took his oath as vice president on June 30, 2010, becoming the first local government official to do so. He is also the oldest Filipino to be elected vice president at the age of 67 and the second overall after Teofisto Guingona Jr., who, at age 72, was appointed vice president by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
In 2009 the Palace became the official office and residence of the Vice-President of the Philippines. Almost all of the Palace is able to be visited by individuals and groups (but for security reasons weddings and parties are no longer permitted).
