Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL No. _________ 
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Introduced by: HONORABLE SHERNEE A. TAN-TAMBUT 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE 
Section 6, Article VII of the Constitution explicitly provides that the President shall have an official 
residence. However, there is no provision in the Constitution prohibiting the establishment of an official 
residence for the second highest elected official of the land. And so, the Office of the Vice-President has 
to move from one place to another depending on the choice of the Vice-President. 
Our past Vice-Presidents used the Coconut Palace or the Tahanang Maharlika and also the Quezon 
City Reception House in New Manila, Quezon City. Being the second highest elected public official of the 
land, the Vice-President needs a presentable official residence where he or she can meet official visitors 
like public officials, foreign dignitaries or even common people needing assistance. 
After considering the cost of securing private residences, the United States has been using the 
United States Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., as the official residence for Vice-President since 
1974. The practice of providing official residence for highest elected officials is not new. Other countries 
have official residence for President and Prime Minister as most countries have no position for Vice 
President. In India, the official residence for Vice-President is called Upa-Rashrtapati Bhavan while in 
Indonesia, the official residence is called Rumah Dinas Wakil Presiden. 
The construction and establishment of the official residence for the Vice-President will be 
beneficial to the government in the long run due to rising cost of rental, and other services. 
The foregoing reasons warrant the immediate approval of this important legislative measure. 
SHERNEE A. TAN-TAMBUT 
Representative  
 Kusug Tausug Partylist 
July 28, 2022
4:11 pm
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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
First Regular Session 
HOUSE BILL No. _________ 
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 
Introduced by: HONORABLE SHERNEE A. TAN-TAMBUT 
_____________________________________________________________________________________ 
AN ACT 
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A PERMANENT OFFICIAL RESIDENCE 
FOR THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. There shall be established an Official Residence for the Vice-President of the 
Republic of the Philippines. 
SEC. 2. The Vice-President is hereby authorize to create a Technical Working Group (TWG) that 
will determine the location of the permanent site, planning, design, cost estimates and other details 
related to the construction of the Official Residence, which shall be completed within six (6) months after 
the approval of this Act, and shall promptly submit the same to Congress together with its 
recommendation. 
SEC. 3. Any amount necessary for the implementation of this Act shall be included in the 
appropriations of the Office of the Vice-President of the year following its enactment into law. 
SEC. 4. This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) after its publication in the Official Gazette or in a 
newspaper of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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