City of Mandaluyong

Location
Map of Metro Manila showing the location of Mandaluyong
Government
Region	Metro Manila (National Capital Region)
Province	—
District	Lone District of Mandaluyong City
Barangays	27
Income class:	1st class; urban
Mayor	Benjamin Abalos Jr. Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang In the Philippines, regions ( Filpino: rehiyon, ISO 3166-2PH) are administrative division that serve primarily to organize the 81 Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang The provinces of the Philippines are the primary administrative divisions of the Philippines. The House of Representatives of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kapulungan ng mga Kinatawan ng Pilipinas) is the lower chamber of the Congress of the Philippines The lone Legislative District of Mandaluyong City is the representation of the City of Mandaluyong in the Philippine House of Representatives. This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses A city ( lungsod, or sometimes siyudad, in Filipino and Tagalog) is a tier of local government in the Philippines A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government (Lakas-CMD)
Founded	1841
Cityhood	February 9, 1994
Official Website	www.mandaluyong.gov.ph
Physical characteristics
Area	21. The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 26 km²
Population
Total (2000)	278,474
Density	13,098/km²
Coordinates	14°37'N 121°2'E

The City of Mandaluyong (Filipino: Lungsod ng Mandaluyong) is one of the cities and municipalities that comprise Metro Manila in the Philippines. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Filipino is the national and an Official language of the Philippines as designated in the 1987 Philippine Constitution. Metropolitan Manila ( Filipino: Kalakhang Maynila, Kamaynilaan) or the National Capital Region (NCR ( Filipino: Pambansang The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP It is bordered on the west by the country's capital, Manila, to the north by San Juan City, to the east by Quezon City and Pasig City, and by Makati City to the south. The City of Manila For the capital city of Puerto Rico see San Juan Puerto Rico. Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous This article is for the city for the river see Pasig River. The City of Pasig ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasig) is one of the cities and municipalities The City of Makati, or simply 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 Center, one of the major centers of business and commerce in the metropolis (the eastern half is in Pasig City). Ortigas Center is the second most important commercial and business district (after Makati) in Metro Manila, Philippines. Found within the Mandaluyong portion of the Ortigas Center is the main headquarters of the Asian Development Bank, Banco De Oro and the headquarters of San Miguel Corporation, Southeast Asia's largest food and beverage company. Asian Development Bank (ADB is a regional development bank established in 1966 to promote economic and social development in Asian and Pacific countries through loans and technical Banco de Oro Unibank Inc ( also known as Banco de Oro and BDO, is a major Bank in the Philippines. San Miguel Corporation ( is the largest publicly listed food beverage and packaging company in the Philippines. One of the most prominent pharmaceutical laboratories and factories, the UniLab, is located here.

Origin

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 Empire around 1300. Majapahit was an Indianized kingdom based in eastern Java from 1293 to around 1500. More than a century later, around 1470, it expanded and was called the Kingdom of Namayan. The vast kingdom comprised what are now Quiapo, San Miguel, Sta. Mesa, Paco, Pandacan, Malate and Sta. Ana in Manila, and Mandaluyong, San Juan, Makati, Pasay, Pateros, Taguig, Parañaque, and portions of Pasig and Quezon City up to Diliman. Hidalgo Street in Quiapo Photographers' Haven Felix R Hidalgo Street in Quiapo is a hodge podge of knick-knack vendors covering legitimate business establishments mostly See also Manila Metro Manila The Philippines History Paco was formerly known as Dilao because of plants that produce yellow color were once plentiful in this district Origin of the name When Spanish colonizers reached the area of what is now known as Pandacan the native pandan tree (Scientific name Pandanus fascicularis Lam Malic acid is an Organic compound with the formula HO2CCH2CHOHCO2H Origin of the name The original name of Sta Ana before the arrival of the Spanish Conquistadors was “ Namayan,” a small settlement that was ruled The City of Manila For the capital city of Puerto Rico see San Juan Puerto Rico. The City of Makati, or simply The City of Pasay ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasay) is one of the cities and municipalities that make up Metro Manila in the The Municipality of Pateros ( Filipino: Bayan ng Pateros) is the only municipality in Metro Manila Taguig (formerly spelled as Tagig; Filipino: Lungsod ng Taguig) is a city in Metro Manila The City of Parañaque (pop 449811 2000 Census or simply Parañaque ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Parañaque This article is for the city for the river see Pasig River. The City of Pasig ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Pasig) is one of the cities and municipalities Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous Quezon City ( Filipino: Lungsod Quezon) is the former capital ( 1948 - 1976) and the most populous

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. For the capital city of Puerto Rico see San Juan Puerto Rico.

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 entered cityhood in 1994.

Culture and Tourism

SM Megamall, one of the largest shopping malls in Asia

Mandaluyong is deemed as the "Shopping Mall Capital of the Philippines" because of its notable number of shopping and entertainment hubs. SM Megamall is a large shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. Located in Ortigas Center is the Shangri-La Place, a residential and entertainment district owned by the Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts. The Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts () is a Hotel chain based in Hong Kong. It comprises the Edsa Shangri-La Manila, the St. Francis Towers (one of the tallest residential towers in the Philippines when built) and the Shangri-La Plaza (the only retail arm of the Shangri-La Group in the world). To the north is the St. Francis Square, SM Megamall (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. SM Megamall is a large shopping mall located in the Ortigas business district of Metro Manila, Philippines. SM Prime Holdings Inc ( is the parent company of the SM Group's shopping malls

the Podium, an upscale retail complex which houses exclusive boutiques and restaurants

For the blue-collar and low-cost consumers, there's EDSA Central and Star Mall to the Southwest. The Shaw Boulevard Station of the MRT 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). The Manila Metro Rail Transit System, popularly known as the MRT, Metrostar Express or Metrostar, is part of the metropolitan rail system 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.

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.

Government

Executive

• Mayor: Benjamin D. C. Abalos, Jr. (Lakas-CMD)
• Vice Mayor: Renato B. The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines Sta. Maria (Lakas-CMD)

Sangguniang Panglungsod

• City Councilors:
  • Jonathan Abalos (Lakas-CMD)
  • Cherry Lyn Pablo-Santos (Lakas-CMD)
  • Teresita “Baby” C. The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines 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)
• Ex-officio Councilors:
  • Juan Amon (Association of Barangay Captains President)
  • Thomasin Kae I. The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines Dominguez (Sangguniang Kabataan President)

District Representative

• Neptali M. The Sangguniang Kabataan ( SK) (Youth Council is the governing body in every chapter of the Katipunan ng Kabataan (Youth Federation Gonzales II (Lakas-CMD)

Barangays

Mandaluyong City

Mandaluyong is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. The Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats, also more popularly known as simply Lakas or Lakas-CMD is the current ruling Political party in the Philippines This article refers to a political administrative division See Barangay Ginebra Kings for other uses

Health and Education

Mandaluyong has several private and public hospitals & health center, namely the privately owned Dr. Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center along EDSA 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.

La Salle GreenHills, St. Benilde Gym

The city holds some of the best educational institutions in the country, such as the Lourdes School of Mandaluyong (est. The Lourdes School of Mandaluyong ( Abbreviation: LSM) is a private, Catholic educational institution owned and founded by the Order 1960), a Franciscan-Marian all-boys school and the La Salle Greenhills (est. The term Franciscan is commonly used to refer to members of Catholic La Salle Green Hills ( LSGH or La Salle) is a Private Catholic school for boys located on Ortigas Avenue Mandaluyong City 1959), a famous all-boys high school, both located in the Ortigas Center district and private-Catholic schools. Ortigas Center is the second most important commercial and business district (after Makati) in Metro Manila, Philippines. Mandaluyong city also exhibits another exclusive all-male institution, the Don Bosco Technical College (est. The Establishment Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC in Mandaluyong City or simply " Don Bosco Mandaluyong " is a private 1953), another prestigious private-Catholic school and the Motherhouse of all Salesian works in the Philippines. The Salesians of Don Bosco (or the Salesian Society, originally known as the Society of St The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP It is situated on important and historic grounds, which was then the site of the Katipuneros and evolved into the San Carlos Seminary, right before housing the Don Bosco Technical College.

Three major colleges and universities are located in Mandaluyong. These are the Don Bosco Technical College, the Jose Rizal University and the Rizal Technological University (the only state-owned university in the city). The Establishment Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC in Mandaluyong City or simply " Don Bosco Mandaluyong " is a private Jose Rizal University (JRU is a non-sectarian non-stock private educational institution

Don Bosco Technical College is a privately-owned Catholic school, managed by the Salesians of Don Bosco that offers pre-school, elementary, high school up to college. The Establishment Don Bosco Technical College (DBTC in Mandaluyong City or simply " Don Bosco Mandaluyong " is a private The Salesians of Don Bosco (or the Salesian Society, originally known as the Society of St The school 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 Deparment 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.

Don Bosco Technical College, High School Grounds

Another institution for higher education in the city is the Jose Rizal University (JRU), which is a private nonsectarian university found along Shaw Boulevard. Jose Rizal University (JRU is a non-sectarian non-stock private educational institution Its broad spectrum of degree programs includes the fields of engineering, economics, commercial science and 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 Corporation, and former education secretary Dr. Armand V. Fabella.

The 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 includes the Our Lady of Guadalupe Colleges which specializes in Medicine and Nursing, STI and AMA which both specializes in Computer Technology education both located on Shaw Boulevard.

City Of Mandaluyong Collegiate Scholarship Program

While the city provides educational opportunities to its constituents from primary to secondary level through public elementary and high school facilities, its services are extended to deserving students wanting to pursue higher education. Since the program began in 1996 and having tied up with Rizal Technological University, it has produced 57 graduates from the pioneering batch, five of whom graduated Cum Laude.

Sister Cities

• Dubai, United Arab Emirates

External links

• Official Homepage of the Mandaluyong City Government
• Geophysical and Biological Environment of Mandaluyong City[[1]]