City of Mandaluyong (
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Lungsod ng Mandaluyong) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise
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in the
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. It is bordered on the west by the country's capital,
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, to the north by San Juan City, to the east by
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to the south. At present, its nicknames are "Tiger City of the Philippines", "Metro Manila's Heart", and the "Shopping Mall Capital of the Philippines".
Mandaluyong City is located right at the center of Metro Manila. Among the many attractions in the city is the western half of the
Ortigas CenterOrtigas Center, is the second most important commercial and business district in Metro Manila, Philippines. With an area of at least 100 hectares, the district is located at the boundary of Pasig City, Mandaluyong City, and Quezon City. It is governed by Ortigas Center Association, Inc.It is home...
, one of the major centers of business and commerce in the metropolis (the eastern half is in Pasig City). Found within the Mandaluyong portion of the Ortigas Center is the main headquarters of the
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, and the headquarters of
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's largest food and beverage company. One of the most prominent pharmaceutical laboratories and factories, the UniLab, is located here.
Etymology
There are different stories on the origin of the name “Mandaluyong”. One tells of the early days when the place abound with a kind of tree called luyong from which beautiful canes and home furniture were made. Another claimed that the Spaniards named the place Mandaluyong based on the report of what a navigator named Acapulco saw that the rolling hills were frequently lashed at by daluyong (“big waves from the sea”). This seems to give credence to traditional stories before the coming of the Spaniards that giant waves from the sea lashed at the adjoining hills of the vast lowland, referred to as “Salpukan ng Alon”. Father Felix dela Huerta, a Franciscan Historian, observed that the rolling topography of this land resembled giant waves of the sea. Hence, natives replying to the question of strangers as to what the place was called, used to answer Madaluyong, later hispanized by Spanish writers into Mandaluyong by affixing the consonant “n” to the first syllable.
Romantic residents, however, peddled the story of a Maharlika named Luyong who fell in love with Manda, the lovely daughter of a barangay chieftain. The chieftain had no personal liking for Luyong and forbade his daughter’s marriage to him. Luyong overcame the objection of Manda’s father by winning a series of tribal contests which was the custom at the time. The couple settled thereafter in a place which was later called “Mandaluyong” literally named after “Manda” and “Luyong”.
History
Mandaluyong formed part of what was once the Kingdom of Sapa of the Great
Majapahit EmpireMajapahit was an archipelagic empire based on the island of Java from 1293 to around 1500. Majapahit reached its peak of glory during the era of Hayam Wuruk, whose reign from 1350 to 1389 marked by the conquest of kingdoms in Maritime Southeast Asia .Majapahit empire was the last of the major...
around 1300. More than a century later, around 1470, it expanded and was called the Kingdom of Namayan. The vast kingdom comprised what are now
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, Sta. Mesa,
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, Pandacan, Malate and
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in
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, and Mandaluyong, San Juan,
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,
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, and portions of
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and
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up to Diliman.
Mandaluyong was first known as a barrio of Sta. Ana de Sapa which was part of the District of Paco, Province of Tondo. Named San Felipe Neri by the Spaniards in honor of the Patron Saint of Rome, it was separated from Sta. Ana de Sapa in 1841.
During the American period, San Felipe Neri was consolidated with the municipality of San Juan del Monte. For several months in 1904, San Felipe Neri became the capital of Rizal province.
However in 1907, San Felipe Neri became an independent municipality with its separation from San Juan. It was renamed the Municipality of Mandaluyong by virtue of House Bill No. 3836. It achieved city status in 1994.
Culture and Tourism
Mandaluyong is deemed as the "Shopping Mall Capital of the Philippines" because of its notable number of shopping and entertainment hubs. Located in Ortigas Center is Shangri-La Place, a residential and entertainment district owned by
Shangri-La Hotels and ResortsThe Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts is a hotel chain based in Hong Kong. It is the largest Asian-based deluxe-hotel group in the region.The group started in 1971 with its first and flagship hotel in Singapore, and now has 55 deluxe hotels and resorts located in key Asian, Australian and Middle...
. It comprises Edsa Shangri-La Manila, St. Francis Towers (one of the tallest residential towers in the Philippines when built) and Shangri-La Plaza (the only retail arm of the Shangri-La Group in the world). To the north is St. Francis Square,
SM MegamallSM Megamall is a a large shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the third SM Supermall developed and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines owned by Henry Sy Sr.. The mall has two buildings interconnected with...
(one of the biggest shopping malls and the premier mall of the largest mall chain in Asia) and the upscale retail arm of SM Malls, the Podium.For the blue-collar and low-cost consumers, there's EDSA Central and Star Mall to the Southwest. The
Shaw Boulevard MRT StationShaw Boulevard MRT Station, also called Shaw for short, is a station on the Manila MRT Blue Line . Shaw Boulevard station is one of the many elevated stations that can be found on the line and is also considered as the "central terminal" of the MRT3/Blue Line...
of the
MRTThe Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly known as the MRT, Metrostar Express or Metrostar, is part of the metropolitan rail system in the Metro Manila area of the Philippines, the Strong Republic Transit System . It has a single line, MRT-3 or the Blue Line...
is a shopping hub itself, besides the fact that the station is connected to three other malls (Star Mall, Shangri-La Plaza and the newly renovated EDSA Central). Along EDSA is the Robinson's Place Pioneer, owned by the second largest retail company in the country. Another entertainment hub is Liberty Center along Shaw Boulevard, which consists of Puregold supermarket, Yonex Badminton Court, a row of restaurants and establishments and home to the newly-constructed Liberty Park which holds nightly performances from different bands and musicians. Along Shaw Boulevard is the Wack Wack Golf and Country Club, considered as one of the finest golf courses in the world.
Among locals, Mandaluyong City is often used in jokes and puns pertaining to a person's mental health (e.g., a person whose mental well-being is suspect is often labeled as coming from Mandaluyong, the joke going "
sa loob o sa labas?, which translated, means "inside or outside?"). This is because the National Center for Mental Health, the country's premier mental health center, is found within the city.
Commercial Activities
Typical of cities in metropolitan areas, Mandaluyong has its own share of commercial strips and a central business district.
The former, comprising mostly of banks (Map ~ Financial Institutions), offices and service establishments, stretch along public transport routes thereby serving both local consumers and passers-by from the neighboring localities.
Major commercial strips of the city include the stretch of Boni Avenue, Shaw Boulevard, Libertad-Sierra Madre area, Kalentong, San Francisco, part of Martinez, Sgt. Bumatay towards Barangka Drive and Pinatubo towards EDSA.
Shopping Malls
- SM Megamall
SM Megamall is a a large shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the third SM Supermall developed and operated by SM Prime Holdings, the largest mall operator in the Philippines owned by Henry Sy Sr.. The mall has two buildings interconnected with...
- Shangri-La Plaza
- The Podium
The Podium is an upscale shopping mall located along ADB Avenue in the Ortigas Center, a major business and commercial district in Pasig City, Philippines...
- Forum Robinson's (formerly Robinson's Place Pioneer)
- EDSA Central
- Starmall
- Liberty Center
- Madison Square
- Marketplace Mall
Hotels
- Edsa Shangri-La Manila
- Legend Villas
- New Horizon Hotel
Industrial Activities
These activities are mostly concentrated within the EDSA-Shaw-Pioneer area and along Pasig River.
Although prominent in the manufacture of foods, medicines and laboratory equipment, these industries are gradually declining in number, opting to relocate in newly-developed industrial zones outside Metropolitan Manila.
In the Pasig River area, particularly in Barangays Namayan and Mabini J. Rizal, areas formerly industrial are now the sites for residential subdivisions and townhouses.
In the EDSA-Shaw-Pioneer area, the transformation is toward a more economically profitable and globally competitive commercial activity.
Factories & Industries
- Hewlett Packard Philippines
- Comfoods Factory
- United Laboratories (UNILAB)
- Puma Spring and Rubber Industries
Executive
- Mayor: Benjamin C. Abalos, Jr. (Lakas-CMD)
- Vice Mayor: Renato B. Sta. Maria (Lakas-CMD)
Sangguniang Panglungsod
- City Councilors:
- Jonathan Abalos (Lakas-CMD)
- Cherry Lyn Pablo-Santos (Lakas-CMD)
- Teresita “Baby” C. Pillas (Lakas-CMD)
- Michael Ocampo (Lakas-CMD)
- Roberto Francisco (Lakas-CMD)
- Noel Bernardo (Lakas-CMD)
- Edward Gabriel Bartolome(Lakas-CMD)
- Mario de Guzman (Lakas-CMD)
- Alex Santos (Lakas-CMD)
- Severo Servillon (Lakas-CMD)
- Darius Razon (Lakas-CMD)
- Anthnony Suva (Lakas-CMD)
- Ex-officio Councilors:
- Jesus C. Cruz (Association of Barangay Captains President)
- Marc Renniel V. Evangelista (Sangguniang Kabataan
The Sangguniang Kabataan is the governing body in every chapter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan . Each barangay in the Philippines is mandated by law to have its own chapter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan in which the members elect their officers called as the Sangguniang Kabataan...
President)
Barangays
Mandaluyong is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.
| District |
Barangay |
Land Area
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Population
(2007) |
| 1 |
Addition Hills |
121.19 |
81,221 |
| 1 |
Bagong Silang |
14.26 |
3,747 |
| 2 |
Barangka Drive |
24.54 |
12,134 |
| 2 |
Barangka Ibaba |
16.92 |
9,372 |
| 2 |
Barangka Ilaya |
47.45 |
4,185 |
| 2 |
Barangka Itaas |
17.21 |
11,212 |
| 2 |
Buayang Bato |
7.26 |
999 |
| 1 |
Burol |
2.78 |
2,322 |
| 1 |
Daang Bakal |
17.34 |
2,980 |
| 1 |
Hagdan Bato Itaas |
18.36 |
9,431 |
| 1 |
Hagdan Bato Libis |
15.48 |
6,241 |
| 1 |
Harapin Ang Bukas |
4.89 |
4,069 |
| 1 |
Highway Hills |
105.12 |
18,682 |
| 2 |
Hulo |
29.30 |
20,850 |
| 2 |
Mabini-J. Rizal |
11.88 |
4,826 |
| 2 |
Malamig |
29.52 |
6,898 |
| 1 |
Mauway |
60.06 |
21,700 |
| 2 |
Namayan |
30.60 |
4,846 |
| 1 |
New Zañiga |
21.96 |
5,413 |
| 2 |
Old Zañiga |
42.48 |
6,674 |
| 1 |
Pag-Asa |
12.60 |
3,112 |
| 2 |
Plainview |
115.92 |
24,706 |
| 1 |
Pleasant Hills |
20.33 |
6,495 |
| 1 |
Poblacion |
24.12 |
14,778 |
| 2 |
San Jose |
3.18 |
7,629 |
| 2 |
Vergara |
15.12 |
4,928 |
| 1 |
Wack-Wack Greenhills |
294.48 |
6,126 |
Health
Mandaluyong has several private and public hospitals & health center, namely the privately owned Dr. Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center along
EDSAEpifanio de los Santos Avenue , formerly known as Highway 54, is the main circumferential road and highway of Metro Manila in the Philippines. It is an important commuting artery between the northern and southern parts of the metropolitan area...
and Unciano General Hospital on Boni Avenue, and the government hospital Mandaluyong City Medical Center also on Boni Avenue. The city is also home to the Philippine’s prime psychiatric health institution, the National Center for Mental Health located along Nueve De Febrero Street. Many residents, specifically the middle-to-upper class medical clientele visits the nearby Medical City in Ortigas Center.
The Dr. Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center is a tertiary care hospital that has a 189-bed capacity within its 10-storey hospital building. It is the first ISO certified hospital in Metro Manila. The hospital specializes in internal medicine, surgery, obstetrics – gynecology, pediatrics, ophthalmology, otorhinolaryngology, oncology, and orthodontics. Its specialized centers, such as the oncology center, heart station and cardiac rehab center, respiratory care center, breast clinic, ICU, pediatric ICU, and maternal ICU, are equipped with modern medical facilities together with physicians highly trained in their fields. Complementing these is the 5-storey Physicians’ Center, which houses the doctors’ clinics.
Education
Three major colleges and universities are located in Mandaluyong, namely:
Don Bosco Technical CollegeDon Bosco Technical College is a private Catholic educational institution owned and operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco. DBTC is deemed as the "Motherhouse of all Salesian Works in the Philippines," making it the prime Salesian institution for higher-learning in the country...
,
Jose Rizal UniversityJosé Rizal University is a non-sectarian, non-stock private educational institution. It is located at Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. It was founded in 1919 by Vicente Fabella....
and Rizal Technological University (the only state-owned university in the city).
Don Bosco Technical CollegeDon Bosco Technical College is a private Catholic educational institution owned and operated by the Salesians of Don Bosco. DBTC is deemed as the "Motherhouse of all Salesian Works in the Philippines," making it the prime Salesian institution for higher-learning in the country...
(DBTC or Don Bosco Mandaluyong) is a privately-owned all-male Catholic school, managed by the
Salesians of Don BoscoThe Salesians of Don Bosco is a Roman Catholic religious order founded in the late nineteenth century by Saint John Bosco in an attempt, through works of charity, to care for the young and poor children of the industrial revolution...
that offers pre-school, grade school, high school, up to college. The school, established in 1953, also offers vocational couses such as Seminary education and Manpower Skills & Training. Its College department specializes in engineering and technical courses, while the High School and Intermediate Elementary Department offers a dual-curriculum (Academic and Technical) and a Science specialization to help students nourish their skills in whatever field they would like to pursue in the future. It is situated on the historic grounds of the former the site of the Katipuneros and that evolved into the San Carlos Seminary, right before housing the campus of Don Bosco Mandaluyong.
Another institution for higher education in the city is
Jose Rizal UniversityJosé Rizal University is a non-sectarian, non-stock private educational institution. It is located at Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. It was founded in 1919 by Vicente Fabella....
(JRU), which is a private nonsectarian university found along Shaw Boulevard. Its broad spectrum of degree programs includes the fields of engineering, economics, commercial sciences, business administration, education, nursing, and law. Prominent figures that have come from JRU include the former Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay, bankers Alfredo Antiporda and Peter Kaw Sek, Bienvenido Tantoco of the Rustan's Corporation, and former education secretary Dr. Armand V. Fabella.
Rizal Technological University (RTU) is the city’s only state university. It was established on July 11, 1969, and is located on Boni Avenue. The university’s roster of undergraduate and graduate programs encompass the fields of pure and applied sciences, political science, psychology, statistics, public administration, business and entrepreneurial technologies, education, engineering and industrial technologies, nursing, and astronomy.
Other colleges in the city include the Our Lady of Guadalupe Colleges (specializing in Medicine and Nursing), STI and AMA (both specializing in Computer Technology education, both located on Shaw Boulevard), NAMEI Polytechnic Institute (specializing in Marine Sciences), and the International Baptist College.
The city is also home to
Lourdes School of MandaluyongLourdes School of Mandaluyong is a private, Catholic educational institution owned and founded by the Order of Friars Minor. The school was first established by the Capuchin Fathers in the Philippines...
(est. 1960), a
FranciscanThe term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic religious orders, also known as the Orders of Friars Minor, that follow a body of regulations known as "The rule of St. Francis", or a member of one of these orders. As well as Roman Catholic there are also small Old Catholic and...
-Marian all-boys high school, located in the
Ortigas CenterOrtigas Center, is the second most important commercial and business district in Metro Manila, Philippines. With an area of at least 100 hectares, the district is located at the boundary of Pasig City, Mandaluyong City, and Quezon City. It is governed by Ortigas Center Association, Inc.It is home...
district;
La Salle Green HillsLa Salle Green Hills is a private Catholic school exclusively for boys located on Ortigas Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is run by the Roman Catholic Brothers of the Christian Schools- Philippine District. It was established in 1959 by the De La Salle Brothers led by the...
(est. 1959), a famous private all-boys high school, managed by the De La Salle Brothers, located along Ortigas Avenue; and
Saint Pedro Poveda CollegeThe Saint Pedro Poveda College is a private Preparatory School for girls run by the Teresian Association of Lay Missionaries which was founded in Spain. It is located in the heart of Manila's Ortigas Business District...
(est. 1960), another famous all-girls institution, offering pre-school, grade school, high school, and college education. Although the official school address is Quezon City, part of the lot Poveda's campus stands on is under Mandaluyong City.
Scholarship
The City offers free College Scholarship (CMCS) to less fortunate but deserving individuals: the City of Mandaluyong Collegiate Scholarship Program. It was the brainchild of former Mayor Benjamin Abalos, Sr. together with his son and current Mayor Benhur Abalos, Jr. Former Council Delfin M. Asistio chairs the City Education Program Executive Committee who handles the scholarship program. Engr. Pinky Umali-Tubig act as the Scholarship Officer who screen and orient applicants.
As of now, the CMCS has its own association, recognized by the City Government of Mandaluyong, as well as Rizal Technological University where all scholar is studying.
CMCS produces high caliber scholars in their respective field of specialization. Rachel Ann Vidal, Cherryl Belecina, Rita Joy Fernandez, Julius Meneses are few scholars who graduated and passed their licensure examination. It also produces its first Magna Cum Laude graduate in the person of Jeremiah Pacer, who also recently passed the University of the Philippines Law School Admission Examination.
Right now, many graduates of CMCS are connected to RTU. Mark Roy Boado, Roxana Adricula, Julius Meneses, Joan Bonsol, Jeremiah Pacer, Rachel Ann Vidal, graduated Cum Laude are now teaching at Rizal Technological University.
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