The Explainer: Grandstands and Grand Plans (1/3)

Last week we explained the varied choices for official residences that past Presidents have made or at least contemplated.

We showed that Malacanan started as a temporary palace, over a hundred years ago, but has persisted as a permanent nexus of executive power.. despite its physical distance from other branches of government, deficiencies in security and bad feng shui.

In a few days, the President-elect, Benigno Simeon Aquino III, will take his oath and address the public for the first time at a similarly storied structure - the Quirino Grandstand at the Luneta. After the ceremonies at Rizal Park, the new President has opted to take his celebration to another historic site, the Quezon Memorial Circle.

But just like Malacanan, the Qurino Grandstand and the Quezon Memorial circle were originally temporary in nature or meant for other functions than what they fulfill now.

Join us as we demonstrate how their fate is a reflection of our reality of unfinished plans and temporary-turned-permanent solutions for most anything we do as a government or a nation.


Guest:
Carlos Celdran, Cultural Activist


June 28, 2010



Host / Executive Producer: Twink Macaraig
Associate Producer: Yam dela Cruz
Co-Producers: Patrick Pascual
Cha Trinidad

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