Palacio del Gobernador

The Palacio del Gobernador (transl. Palace of the Governor) is a government building located in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines. Located across from Plaza de Roma and built in its current form in 1976. At present, the building houses the Intramuros Administration, the Commission on Elections and the Home Development Mutual Fund National Capital Region Office. It also previously housed the Bureau of the Treasury until it relocated across Plaza de Roma to the Ayuntamiento de Manila.

Palacio del Gobernador
Facade of the Palacio del Gobernador
General information
Town or cityManila
CountryPhilippines
Current tenantsCommission on Elections
Intramuros Administration
Completed1976
DesignationsNHCP marked structure
Website
www.pdgcc.gov.ph

The site of the present building was where the former residence of the Governor-General during the Spanish Colonial Era was located until an earthquake destroyed it on June 3, 1863. The Malacañang Palace then became the Governor-General's official residence.[1]

The building's exterior was used in the Chuck Norris film Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection for a scene set in Rio de Janeiro during a Brazilian Carnaval parade.

Historical marker installed by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines to mark the building as a historical landmark.

References
  1. Former Palace of the Governors General (sic) (Marker on building facade). Palacio del Gobernador in Intramuros: Historical Research and Markers Committee. 1936.

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