The official residence of the President of the Philippines is Malacañan Palace, situated in the old Manila district of San Miguel.

The first recorded owner of the property is Luis Rocha, a Spaniard in the Galleon trade.  The Rocha property was built of stone, described as being a relatively modest country house.

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published July 18th, 2013

Malacañan Palace is the official residence and workplace of the President of the Republic of the Philippines and is located along the Pasig River in the old Manila district of San Miguel.

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published June 3rd, 2013

The Banaue Rice Terraces in the Philippine Cordilleras were made by bare hands of the indigenous inhabitant in the northern part of the Philippines for more than 2000 years.

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published May 15th, 2013

In March 1913, UP President Murray Bartlett sowed the seeds of the University of the Philippines Alumni Association when he urged College of Law Dean George Malcolm to call a meeting for the purpose of forming such an association.

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published April 30th, 2013

The Tamaraw (Bubalus Mindorensis) is a small and shy buffalo, also known as wild dwarf buffalo. It has a pair of relatively straight backward pointing horns which are extremely stout.

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published April 1st, 2013

In celebration of Maestro Lucio San Pedro’s 100^th birthday, PHLPost released a commemorative stamp for one of the country’s National Artist for Music.

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published March 14th, 2013

Bernardo Carpio is a legendary figure in Philippine Mythology who is said to be the cause of earthquakes.

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published January 6th, 2013