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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 ...
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.
10 paź 2014 · VICE President Jejomar Binay’s 350-hectare luxury estate is so stunning, stupefying and appalling he can kiss his 2016 presidential plans goodbye. The images shown of Binay’s sprawling property in Batangas during the hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee assault many aspects of the ordinary citizens’ senses: sense of values ...
8 paź 2014 · MANILA, Philippines - Former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado on Wednesday presented before the Senate aerial photos of a 350-hectare property in Rosario, Batangas allegedly owned by Vice...
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.
9 paź 2014 · Elenita, a former mayor of Makati, is the wife of Vice President Jejomar Binay. Article continues after this advertisement. Former Makati Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado showed senators an aerial video footage and still photos of the 350-hectare estate in Rosario town that boasted luxurious facilities.
8 lut 2016 · The official residence and workplace of the Vice President of the Philippines, in Manila, is a curious attraction. The building is called Coconut Palace, or Tahanang Pilipino, because of the extensive use of coconut lumber and various parts of the coconut tree in its construction.
