President jose laurel portrait in malacanang

Official residence and principal workplace of the President of the Philippines

For the office it houses, see Office of the President of the Philippines.

Malacañang Palace (Filipino: Palasyo ng Malakanyang, locally[paˈlɐ̞ʃonäŋmaläkɐˈɲäŋ]; Spanish: Palacio de Malacañán), officially known as Malacañan Palace, is the official residence and principal workplace of the president of the Philippines.

President jose laurel portrait in malacanang

It is located in the Manila district of San Miguel, along Jose P. Laurel Street, though it is commonly associated with nearby Mendiola Street. The term Malacañang is often used as a metonym for the president, their advisers, and the Office of the President of the Philippines.

The sprawling Malacañang Palace complex includes numerous mansions and office buildings designed and built largely in the bahay na bato and neoclassical styles. Among the presidents of the present Fifth Republic, only Gloria Macapagal Arroyo actually lived in the main palace as both