Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 13) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued an executive order (EO) creating an advisory board and management body to oversee the maintenance and preservation of the Malacañang Heritage Mansions.
EO No. 26, which was issued on Friday, stated that the advisory board is tasked to “formulate policies, projects and programs for the efficient management of the Malacañang Heritage Mansions.”
According to the EO, the Malacañang Heritage Mansions include the Kalayaan Hall, which houses the Presidential Museum and Library, and \”such other properties as may be identified by the Advisory Board.\”
The advisory board will be composed of three representatives from the Office of the President, who will serve in ex officio capacity, and three representatives from the private sector to be appointed by the president.
“The supervision of the Kalayaan Museum is hereby transferred from the Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for General Administration to the Social Secretary’s Office,” it added.
Marcos also established the Malacañang Heritage Mansions Management Center (MHMMC) to provide “technical and administrative support” to the advisory group.
Meanwhile, the Social Secretary’s Office will submit the operational structure and staffing pattern of MHMMC to the Department of Budget and Management.
According to the executive order, the Malacañang Heritage Mansions “may be opened to the public as [a] venue for special events, programs and temporary exhibitions, and could collect fees.”
