President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued Executive Order 26 establishing an advisory board and management body responsible for maintaining and preserving the Malacañang Heritage Mansions.
The board has the responsibility of creating policies, projects, and programs aimed at effectively managing the Malacañang Heritage Mansions, according to EO 26.
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 board would be composed of three representatives from the Office of the President, who will serve in an 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 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.”
Proceeds will go to a revolving fund, which will be used for the “maintenance, operation, preservation, restoration, and beautification of properties covered by this Order.”
The Malacañang Heritage Mansions may be opened to the public for special events, programs, and temporary exhibitions, and the collection of fees will follow the existing laws, rules, and regulations.
The earnings from the operation of the mansions will be deposited into a revolving fund that the ODESFA will create in collaboration with the DBM and the Bureau of Treasury, and in compliance with the government’s budgeting, accounting, and auditing policies.