Quezon City Reception House

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Quezon City Reception House
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Then-Vice President Leni Robredo holding a dialogue with beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program at the Quezon City Reception House.
Quezon City Reception House
Former namesQuezon City Executive House
Alternative namesBoracay MansionA
General information
TypeResidence and Office
Architectural style Mediterranean [1]
Address100 11th Street, Mariana, Quezon City
Town or city Quezon City
Country Philippines
Coordinates 14°37′22″N121°01′59″E / 14.62275°N 121.0331682°E / 14.62275; 121.0331682
Construction startedApril 5, 2013;11 years ago (2013-04-05)
Completed2016
Cost ₱90 million
Owner Local Government Unit of Quezon City
Technical details
Floor count2 [1]
Design and construction
Main contractorMarigold Development Corp.
(A) Some media sources refer the building as the "Boracay Mansion", a residential building that formerly occupied the lot where the Quezon City Reception House stands.

The Quezon City Reception House is a reception house built and owned by the government of Quezon City to accommodate visiting dignitaries. It was built on the lot of the uncompleted and controversial Boracay Mansion. It was previously occupied by the Vice President of the Philippines from 2016 to 2022.

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History

Quezon City Executive House

Snippet of the Google Street View, showing the house under construction, 2014. Snippet of QC Reception House UC 2014.jpg
Snippet of the Google Street View, showing the house under construction, 2014.

Originally named as the "Quezon City Executive House" [1] meant to serve as an official residence of the Mayor of Quezon City and host foreign dignitaries and other guests of the local government, work on the property formally broke ground on April 5, 2013, and covered two stages.

With a budget of ₱45 million for the first phase, initial works on new structural foundations started on March 1 and was expected to be accomplished by August 28, 2013. The total budget allotted for the project was at least ₱90 million. The executive residence structure occupies only 900 square meters (9,700 sq ft) of the almost 7,200 m2 (78,000 sq ft) property [2] and includes five bedrooms, four of which includes a full bath with a bathtub. [3] The building's ground floor features three conference rooms, an adjacent facility with 8 office spaces for transient staff, and a museum of Quezon City's history. [4] [ failed verification ]

As the Philippine Vice President residence

Then Vice President-elect Leni Robredo eyed the property as the new official seat of the Vice President; Robredo deems the house as a simpler alternative to the previous workplace of the Vice President, the Coconut Palace, which has proven to be expensive to maintain. [5] [6] Robredo's inauguration was held at the mansion.

In June 2016, after getting wind of then Vice President-elect Leni Robredo's search for a new official seat for the Vice President of the Philippines, Joy Belmonte, then-vice mayor of Quezon City, approached the transition team of Robredo and offered the Quezon City Reception House for Robredo's consideration. [7] [8] After an initial misunderstanding concerning then City Administrator Aldrin Cuña's press statement regarding the mayor's supposed disagreement, [7] then-Mayor Herbert Bautista in a press conference at the Reception House denied being against Belmonte's offer and stated that his office would find it an honor to host the Office of the Vice President. [9]

Robredo's chief of staff, Undersecretary Boyet Dy, clarified to the media that the Office of the Vice President was to still occupy its offices at the Coconut Palace and the Philippine National Bank Financial Center in Pasay until the expiration of the existing contract. [10] By June 18, works by contractor Marigold Development Corporation in preparation for the Vice President's use are 80 percent complete. [1] However, the Mayor's Office in the Reception House would already be made available for Robredo's use as early as July 1. [11]

Robredo's successor, Sara Duterte, temporarily held office at the Quezon City Reception House. [12] [13] In July 2022, she later moved the seat of the Office of the Vice President to Cybergate Plaza in Mandaluyong, which is closer to the headquarters of the Department of Education in Pasig of which she was its then-secretary. [13] [14] [15] Duterte plans to establish a permanent structure for the post, as previous vice presidents have only held office in temporary locations. [16]

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