Malacañan Palace

Malacañan Palace
Palasyo ng Malakanyang (Filipino)
Malacañan Palace as viewed from the Pasig River.
Location in Metro Manila
Former names	Palacio de Malacañán
Alternative names	Malacañan Palace (official)
General information
Architectural style	Spanish colonial architecture, Neo-classical architecture
Location	San Miguel, Manila
Address	José P. Laurel Street, San Miguel, Manila
Country	Philippines
Coordinates	14°35′38″N 120°59′40″E / 14.5939°N 120.9945°E / 14.5939; 120.9945Coordinates: 14°35′38″N 120°59′40″E / 14.5939°N 120.9945°E / 14.5939; 120.9945
Current tenants	Rodrigo R. Duterte President of the Philippines
Construction started	1750

Malacañang Palace (officially Malacañan Palace, colloquially "Malacañang"; Filipino: Palasyo ng Malakanyang [malakɐˈɲaŋ], Spanish: Palacio de Malacañán [pala'sjo 'de malakaˈɲaŋ]) is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines located in the capital city of Manila. The Palace is in fact a complex of buildings built largely in Spanish colonial and Neo-classical style. Under the current administration, President Rodrigo Duterte wants to rename Malacañang to Peoples' Palace.

The original structure was built in 1750 by Don Luís Rocha as a summer house along the Pasig River. It was purchased by the state in 1825 as the summer residence for the Spanish Governor-General. After the June 3, 1863 earthquake destroyed the Palacio del Gobernador (Governor's Palace) in the walled city of Manila, it became the Governor-General's official residence. After sovereignty over the Islands was ceded to the United States in 1898, it became the residence of the American Governors, with General Wesley Merritt being the first.