IN PHOTOS: The Presidential Museum at Baguio’s Mansion House opens to the public

BAGUIO CITY – Despite the pouring rain, people gathered for the public opening of the Presidential Museum inside the Baguio Mansion House on Sunday, September 8. 

The museum showcases presidential artifacts and significant historical timelines in the country.

First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia-Frasco and City Mayor Benjamin Magalong, among others, are present at the opening.

Have a look at the photos of the event:

The Mansion, the official summer residence of the President and the first family since the Commonwealth period, has officially opened its doors to the public as a Presidential Museum starting September 8.

First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos with son Vinny Marcos watch the cultural performance as they open the historical Baguio Mansion gate to the public. 

The museum guide explains the historical story and timeline of Baguio City, where the museum is located. 

Baguio City Mayor Benjamin Magalong welcomes the first batch of the visitors in the historical Baguio Mansion.

A visitor poses for a photo with President Bongbong Marcos’ standee. 

A sculpture of Fidel Ramos with a tobacco in his mouth is displayed in the Presidential Museum. Ramos is the 12th president of the Philippines, and earned the nickname “Tabako” because of his smoking habits. 

A harvesting portrait of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is displayed in the Presidential Museum. Arroyo is the14th president of the Philippines and is the longest-serving president since Ferdinand Marcos. 

The museum guide shows the Philippine’s twenty-peso bill, in which Manuel L. Quezon is currently featured on its front side. Quezon is the second president of the Philippines. 

Maria Corazon Aquino’s dolls and paintings are displayed in the Presidential Museum. Aquino’s personal paintings were said to have been sold to contribute to her charities. She is the 11th president of the Philippines.

Rodrigo Duterte’s miniature dolls by toymaker Dennis Mendoza are displayed in the Presidential Museum. Duterte is the 16th president of the Philippines and is known for a controversial drug war that the International Criminal Court is currently probing for suspected human rights violations.

Vice President Sara Duterte’s pictures are also displayed in President Bongbong Marcos’ room in the Presidential Museum. The poster shows the birth of uniteam, where Duterte and Marcos joined forces during the 2022 elections — a political partnership that would eventually dissolve only a little over 2 years after the polls.

Joseph Ejercito Estrada and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s portraits are displayed in the museum’s lobby. 

Noynoy Aquino and Rodrigo Duterte’s presidential portraits, are placed next to one another as the 15th and 16th presidents of the country.

— Rappler.com

Lyndee Buenagua is an Aries Rufo Journalism Fellow.