Binay’s transfer to Coco Palace is delayed

PASAY CITY – Vice President Jejomar Binay will not be moving to the Coconut Palace until March.

This loomed as the board of trustees of the Government Service Insurance System has not yet approved the contract for the use of the palace and weddings are still booked there until March.

Binay’s media relations officer Joey Salgado said floor plans for the office still have to be made.

The Coconut Palace, also known as the Tahanang Pilipino, was built by former first lady Imelda Marcos in 1978. Marcos offered it as a temporary shelter for the late Pope John Paul II during his visit in 1981 in the country, but he declined the offer.

The  Coconut Palace is made of several types of Philippine hardwood, coconut shells, and a specially engineered coconut lumber known as Imelda Madera.