Mandaluyong | |
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.jpg) Mandaluyong City Hall  San Felipe Neri Parish Church | |
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| Nicknames: Tiger City of the Philippines, Shopping Capital of the Philippines | |
| Motto(s): Gawa, hindi salita! English: "Action, not words!" | |
| Anthem:Martsa ng Mandaluyong English:Mandaluyong March | |
 Map of Metro Manila with Mandaluyong highlighted | |
 Interactive map of Mandaluyong | |
.svg)  Mandaluyong Location within thePhilippines | |
| Coordinates:14°35′N121°02′E / 14.58°N 121.03°E /14.58; 121.03 | |
| Country |  Philippines |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| District | Lone district |
| Founded | 1841 |
| Chartered | March 27, 1907 |
| Renamed | November 6, 1931 (as Mandaluyong) |
| Cityhood and HUC | February 9, 1994 |
| Former Old Name | San Felipe Neri |
| Barangays | 27 (seeBarangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Panlungsod |
| • Mayor | Carmelita Abalos (PFP) |
| • Vice Mayor | Antonio D. Suva Jr. (PFP) |
| • Representative | Alexandria P. Gonzales (NUP) |
| • Councilors | List
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| • Electorate | 223,624 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 592 m (1,942 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | −2 m (−6.6 ft) |
| Population (2024 census)[3] | |
• Total | 465,902 |
| • Density | 41,380/km2 (107,200/sq mi) |
| • Households | 116,954 |
| Demonym | Mandaleño |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st city income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 0.4 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 6,226 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 31,935 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 5,638 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Manila Electric Company (Meralco) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)02 |
| Native languages | Filipino |
| Major religions | Roman Catholic |
| Feast date | May 26 |
| Catholic diocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila |
| Patron saint | Saint Philip NeriImmaculate Conception |
| Website | mandaluyong |
Mandaluyong (/məndɑːˈlujɒŋ/ ⓘmən-dah-LOO-yong;Tagalog pronunciation:[mɐndɐˈlujoŋ]), officially theCity of Mandaluyong (Filipino:Lungsod ng Mandaluyong,[luŋˈsodnɐŋmɐndɐˈlujoŋ]), is ahighly-urbanized city in theNational Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 465,902 people.[5]
Located directly east ofManila, Mandaluyong was originally a barrio ofSanta Ana de Sapa (now a district of Manila) calledSan Felipe Neri. It separated and became its own town in 1841, and later acquired the name Mandaluyong in 1931 during theAmerican occupation. In 1994, it became the first municipality of Metro Manila to become a city since the metropolis' establishment in 1975.
At present, it is known for theOrtigas Center, a commercial and business center that it also shares with the city ofPasig. Notable institutions and establishments in the city include theAsian Development Bank, the headquarters ofBanco de Oro andSan Miguel Corporation and shopping malls likeShangri-La Plaza andSM Megamall.
The city is bordered byManila to the west,San Juan to the north,Quezon City to the northeast,Pasig to the east,Taguig to the southeast, andMakati to the south. It is also the4th-smallest city in the Philippines with a land area of 11.26 km2 (4.35 sq mi).
There are different stories on the origin of the nameMandaluyong.
One tells of how the place was abundant with a kind of tree calledluyong, now more commonly known asanahaw (Saribus rotundifolius),[6] from which canes and furniture were made.
Another claims that the Spaniards named the place based on the report of a navigator named Acapulco, who saw the rolling hills frequently being lashed at bydaluyong (“big waves from the sea”).[7] This seems to confirm traditional pre-Hispanic stories that giant waves from the sea would meet the adjoining hills of the vast lowland, referred to assalpukan ng alon. Felix dela Huerta, aFranciscan historian, observed that the rolling topography of this land resembled giant waves of the sea.
As with the etymological legends of many Philippine places, when the foreigners asked what the place was called, the locals answered with the description "madaluyong" ("undulating"), later transcribed by Spanish writers as "Mandaluyong," with the addition of an “n”.
Another version of the name is based on a legend that aMaharlika named Luyong fell in love with Manda, the lovely daughter of abarangay chieftain. The chieftain did not like Luyong and forbade him Manda's hand. Luyong overcame this objection by winning a series of tribal contests, as was the custom at the time. The couple settled thereafter in a place which was later called “Mandaluyong" – a term made up ofjoining their names.[8][9]
Natives of Mandaluyong trace their roots to Emperor Soledan (also known as "Anka Widyaya" of the Great Majapahit Empire) and Empress Sasaban of theKingdom of Sapa, whose son Prince Balagtas ruled as sovereign of the kingdom in about the year 1300.[10]
More than a century later, in about the year 1470, it expanded and was called the "Kingdom of Namayan" with "Lakan Takhan" as sovereign. The vast Kingdom comprised what are nowQuiapo,San Miguel,Sta, Mesa,Paco,Pandacan,Malate andSanta Ana inManila, and Mandaluyong,San Juan,Makati,Pasay,Pateros,Taguig andParañaque.[10][11]
Mandaluyong was first known as a barrio ofSanta Ana de Sapa, which was part of the District ofPaco,Province of Tondo (later known as the Province of Manila). It was namedSan Felipe Neri by the Spaniards in honor of thepatron saint ofRome. It was separated civilly from Santa Ana de Sapa in 1841.
On September 15, 1863, San Felipe Neri established its own parish. Under the administration of the Congregation “Dulcísimo Nombre de Jesús” (lit. transl. Sweet Name of Jesus), it constructed its own church, convent and school. The Parish of San Felipe Neri played a significant role as a relay station for propagating the Katipunan during the 1896–1898 Revolution.
In 1829, the then-barrio of Mandaloyon had 10 barangays, each named after saints: San Pedro Bautista, San Roque, San Pascual, San Antonio, San Francisco, San Pedro Apostol, San Miguel, San Rafael, San Pedro Alcantara, and San Isidro. By 1840, there were a total of 14 barangays, and in 1845, when Mandaluyong became a separate pueblo, there were 17 barangays.[12]: 19–23, 27d This would increase to 28 barangays in 1864, until the early 1880s where the practice of naming barangays after saints were dropped and the number of barangays (which was changed to barrios) was reduced to ten: Poblacion, Buhangin, Licod Hacienda, Hagdanbato, Pasobancal, Barranca, Jolo, Punta, Santo Nino, and Zaniga.[12]: 35–36, 43–44
During the American colonial era, the first recorded census in 1903 listed five barrios: Poblacion, Barangka, Hagdang Bato, Namayan, and Hulo.[13] From these five evolved 22 sub-barrios.
Mandaluyong was significant in thePhilippine Revolution of 1896 as the baluarte (territory) of the Katipunan or "Makabuhay" group, with seventeen branches.[14]
On August 29, 1896,Andres Bonifacio, together withEmilio Jacinto and other members of theKatipunan went into the house of Romualdo Vicencio at Sitio Balakbak (now Villa San Miguel) to prepare for the upcoming revolution against Spanish authority. In this site, Bonifacio read the last manifestation of the Katipunan before they transferred in Hagdan Bato, in the house of Felix Sanchez. This event is also known as the "29 De Agosto" and "Pinagtipunan" in which it is already named in two streets near the historic Barangay Hagdan Bato Itaas. It was in Barangay Hagdang Bato on August 28, 1896, where Andres Bonifacio issued a proclamation setting Saturday, August 29, 1896, as the date of the attack on Manila.
On August 30, 1896, after the successfully revolution in San Felipe Neri, the Katipuneros went to San Juan del Monte and attacked the El Polvorin (gunpowder depot) in order to amass more weapons to use against the Spaniards. This event is popularly known as theBattle of San Juan del Monte. It was also in this town that the revolutionary paper,La Republika, was established on September 15, 1896.
On June 11, 1901, San Felipe Neri was incorporated into the newly established province ofRizal. During theAmerican Occupation, it was raised to a first-class municipality with five barrios, namely: Poblacion, Barangka, Hagdang Bato, Namayan and Hulo. By virtue of Act No. 942 dated November 6, 1903, it was consolidated with the municipality ofSan Juan del Monte and became the seat of the municipal government.[15] For several months in 1904, San Felipe Neri became the capital of Rizal.[16] San Juan del Monte was later separated from San Felipe Neri to regain its independent municipality status on March 27, 1907.[17]
San Felipe Neri was renamed to its present name of Mandaluyong on November 6, 1931, by virtue of Act No. 3836.[18] Many government infrastructures are established during the American Period, including the Correctional Institute for Women, Welfareville Compound, The Boy's Town, and theNational Center for Mental Health.
From 1942 to 1945, duringWorld War II, Mandaluyong formed part of theCity of Greater Manila, along with Manila, Quezon City, and other nearby towns of Rizal.[19][20] Also during the war, Mandaluyong lost many of her people; among them were Catholic priests and civilians. Destruction was felt all over, but with the timely arrival of the American Liberation Forces and the Philippine Commonwealth troops on February 9, 1945, the municipality was saved from further damages. That day became a red calendar day for Mandaluyong marking its liberation from the Japanese Imperial forces by the Allies.
After World War II, Mandaluyong began to become progressive and dramatically increase the economy. Many infrastructures, companies, and other businesses were developed in 1950s–1960s and as the result, making Mandaluyong recognized as the most developed municipality in the province of Rizal.[14]
In 1967, actor and Mandaluyong nativePancho Magalona ran forgovernor ofRizal under theLiberal Party, but was defeated by incumbentNacionalista governorIsidro Rodriguez from Montalban (nowRodriguez).[21]
Mandaluyong played a small part in Ferdinand Marcos' efforts to rationalize hisdeclaration ofMartial law because the alleged1972 ambush of Juan Ponce Enrile took place in Wack Wack Village, an exclusive neighborhood in Mandaluyong, in the hours immediately preceding its implementation.[22] Because the alleged ambush took place in an exclusive subdivision, no independent eyewitnesses of the event have come forward, and witnesses of the immediate aftermath are few.[23] This has lent credence to accounts which say that the ambush was faked, and that the site was selected specifically because it was easy to stage the incident there.[24][25][26] The 14-year period which followed that night is remembered for the Marcos administration's record ofhuman rights abuses,[27][28] particularly targeting political opponents, student activists, journalists, religious workers, farmers, and others who fought against theMarcos dictatorship.[29]
A prominent figure in Philippine business before Martial Law was Mandaluyong-based industrialist Domingo M. Guevara Sr., whose success began when he created Radiowealth, a brand of affordable Philippine-made appliances including radios and televisions.[30] This eventually became the Mandaluyong-based Guevara Enterprises which dominated the fields of electronics, communications, agriculture and industrial development, transportation, and manufacturing in the Philippines, whose headquarters was on Libertad (now D.M. Guevarra).[31] National ArtistNick Joaquin noted that Guevara's projects - which included the manufacturing the "Sakbayan," which was the ever first Philippine-made car - brought the Philippine economy to the verge of Newly Industrialized Country status in the years before Martial Law.[32] However, the growth of Guevara's businesses stopped when he refused to surrender control of his businesses to President Ferdinand Marcos during Martial Law,[31] and Marcos retaliated by making it difficult for Guevarra to do business.[31][32]
On November 7, 1975, Mandaluyong was formally included in newly established Metropolitan Manila by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 824[33] signed by PresidentFerdinand Marcos.
By virtue of the 1987 Constitution, Mandaluyong and the then-municipality of San Juan were represented in Congress by a single congressman.
San Juan–Mandaluyong RepresentativeRonaldo Zamora sponsored a House Bill which eventually became Republic Act No. 7675[34] otherwise known as "An Act Converting the Municipality of Mandaluyong into a Highly Urbanized City to be known as the City of Mandaluyong." PresidentFidel V. Ramos signed R.A. No. 7675 into law on February 9, 1994 (the 49th anniversary of its liberation from the Japanese), which was ratified through a plebiscite on April 10, 1994, making Mandaluyong the fifth city inMetro Manila. Mandaluyong became alone district with its own representative in Congress. Prior to the enactment of the assailed statute, the municipalities of Mandaluyong and San Juan belonged to only one legislative district.
Mandaluyong today is composed of 27 barangays divided into two political districts mainly by Boni Avenue and G. Aglipay Street.
In 2002, Mandaluyong was recognized as "The Tiger City of the Philippines" because of the dramatic improvement in the city's economy.[35]
Mandaluyong lies on a heart-shaped[36] 21.26 square kilometers (8.21 sq mi)[37][38] of land, 7 kilometers (4.3 mi) southeast ofManila and 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) west ofPasig. To the south liesMakati acrossPasig River, To the southeast liesTaguig also acrossPasig River, to the northwest,San Juan, and to the northeast,Quezon City. Thus, Mandaluyong is located at the center of Metro Manila.
Mandaluyong is politically subdivided into 27barangays.
| District | Barangay | Barangay Chairman | Land Area (has.)[39] | Population (2007)[40] | Population (2010)[41] | Population (2015)[42] | Population (2020)[43] |
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| 1 | Addition Hills | Carlito Cernal | 162.00 | 81,221 | 86,731 | 99,058 | 108,896 |
| 1 | Bagong Silang | Kristofer Dominguez | 14.26 | 3,747 | 4,652 | 5,572 | 4,939 |
| 2 | Barangka Drive | Darwin Fernandez | 24.54 | 12,134 | 12,227 | 13,310 | 15,474 |
| 2 | Barangka Ibaba | Edwin Santa Maria | 16.92 | 9,372 | 9,241 | 9,540 | 9,040 |
| 2 | Barangka Ilaya | Joselito Pangilinan | 47.45 | 4,185 | 5,049 | 17,896 | 22,334 |
| 2 | Barangka Itaas | Ronaldo Camacho | 17.21 | 11,212 | 11,061 | 11,252 | 11,242 |
| 2 | Buayang Bato | Reynaldo Nobela | 7.26 | 999 | 1,340 | 1,782 | 2,913 |
| 1 | Burol | Dan Carl De Guzman | 2.78 | 2,322 | 2,606 | 2,740 | 2,650 |
| 1 | Daang Bakal | Richard Bassig | 17.34 | 2,980 | 3,931 | 3,660 | 4,529 |
| 1 | Hagdan Bato Itaas | Merlyn Espiritu | 18.36 | 9,431 | 10,102 | 10,314 | 10,267 |
| 1 | Hagdan Bato Libis | Danilo Torres | 15.48 | 6,241 | 6,716 | 6,962 | 6,715 |
| 1 | Harapin Ang Bukas | Federico Ogbac | 4.89 | 4,069 | 4,073 | 4,496 | 4,244 |
| 1 | Highway Hills | Maria Corazon Abalos | 105.12 | 18,682 | 22,684 | 28,703 | 43,267 |
| 2 | Hulo | Joseph Jose | 29.30 | 20,850 | 21,107 | 27,515 | 31,335 |
| 2 | Mabini–J.Rizal | Antonio Castañeda | 11.88 | 4,826 | 6,773 | 7,628 | 7,882 |
| 2 | Malamig | Cynthia Caluya | 29.52 | 6,898 | 7,007 | 12,667 | 12,054 |
| 1 | Mauway | Froilo Achilles Evangelista | 19.25 | 21,700 | 25,129 | 29,103 | 25,800 |
| 2 | Namayan | Victor Francisco | 30.60 | 4,846 | 5,706 | 6,123 | 7,670 |
| 1 | New Zañiga | Elizabeth Cruz | 21.96 | 5,413 | 6,354 | 7,534 | 8,444 |
| 2 | Old Zañiga | Alex Lacson | 42.48 | 6,674 | 7,712 | 7,013 | 6,636 |
| 1 | Pag-Asa | Conrado Angga Jr. | 12.60 | 3,112 | 3,688 | 4,053 | 4,195 |
| 2 | Plainview | Nerissa Garcia | 115.92 | 24,706 | 24,396 | 26,575 | 29,378 |
| 1 | Pleasant Hills | Marc Renniel Evangelista | 20.33 | 6,495 | 5,648 | 5,910 | 6,003 |
| 1 | Poblacion | Elmer Jose Malabanan | 24.12 | 14,778 | 15,191 | 14,733 | 16,333 |
| 2 | San Jose | Joan Batan | 3.80 | 7,629 | 7,041 | 7,262 | 8,483 |
| 2 | Vergara | Ernesto Mendiola | 15.12 | 4,928 | 4,645 | 5,910 | 4,357 |
| 1 | Wack-Wack Greenhills | Margarita Climaco | 294.48 | 6,126 | 7,889 | 8,965 | 10,678 |
Mandaluyong's climate is classified as tropical. In winter, there is much less rainfall in Mandaluyong than in summer. This climate is considered to be Aw according to the Köppen-Geiger climate classification. The temperature here averages 27.2 °C (81.0 °F). In a year, the average rainfall is 2,093 mm (82.4 in). Precipitation is the lowest in February, with an average of 8 mm (0.31 in). With an average of 448 mm (17.6 in), the most precipitation falls in August. At an average temperature of 29.2 °C (84.6 °F), May is the hottest month of the year. January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is 25.5 °C (77.9 °F). Between the driest and wettest months, the difference in precipitation is 440 mm (17 in). During the year, the average temperatures vary by 3.7 °C (38.7 °F).
| Climate data for Mandaluyong | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) | 30.5 (86.9) | 32.1 (89.8) | 33.7 (92.7) | 33.8 (92.8) | 32.3 (90.1) | 31.1 (88.0) | 30.6 (87.1) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.9 (87.6) | 30.4 (86.7) | 29.7 (85.5) | 31.3 (88.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.5 (77.9) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.2 (81.0) | 28.7 (83.7) | 29.2 (84.6) | 28.4 (83.1) | 27.6 (81.7) | 27.3 (81.1) | 27.2 (81.0) | 27.2 (81.0) | 26.7 (80.1) | 25.9 (78.6) | 27.2 (81.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.8 (74.8) | 24.7 (76.5) | 24.5 (76.1) | 24.1 (75.4) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 23.5 (74.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 22.1 (71.8) | 23.2 (73.8) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 13.5 (0.53) | 7.3 (0.29) | 21.4 (0.84) | 18.7 (0.74) | 138.6 (5.46) | 283.8 (11.17) | 364.1 (14.33) | 476.3 (18.75) | 334.1 (13.15) | 200.5 (7.89) | 111.4 (4.39) | 56.0 (2.20) | 2,025.7 (79.74) |
| Average rainy days(≥ 0.10 mm) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 143 |
| Averagerelative humidity (%) | 72 | 73 | 66 | 64 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 74 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 176.7 | 197.8 | 225.8 | 258.0 | 222.7 | 162.0 | 132.8 | 132.8 | 132.0 | 157.6 | 153.0 | 151.9 | 2,103.1 |
| Percentagepossible sunshine | 51 | 61 | 61 | 70 | 57 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 48 |
| Source 1: Climate-Data.org (Temperature)[44] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Climatemps.com (Sunshine)[45] | |||||||||||||
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 4,349 | — |
| 1918 | 5,806 | +1.94% |
| 1939 | 18,200 | +5.59% |
| 1948 | 26,309 | +4.18% |
| 1960 | 71,619 | +8.70% |
| 1970 | 149,407 | +7.62% |
| 1975 | 182,267 | +4.07% |
| 1980 | 205,366 | +2.41% |
| 1990 | 248,143 | +1.91% |
| 1995 | 286,870 | +2.75% |
| 2000 | 278,474 | −0.63% |
| 2007 | 305,576 | +1.29% |
| 2010 | 328,699 | +2.69% |
| 2015 | 386,276 | +3.12% |
| 2020 | 425,758 | +2.07% |
| 2024 | 465,902 | +2.19% |
| Source:Philippine Statistics Authority[46][47][48][49][50] | ||
As of the 2020 census, Mandaluyong has a population of 425,758 residents and a population density of approximately 45,830 inhabitants per square kilometer or 118,700 inhabitants per square mile.[51] Residents of Mandaluyong are referred to as "Mandaleños,"[52] with almost all being Filipinos of various ethnicities.
Mandaluyong is predominantlyRoman Catholic, with a minority distributed among religious denominations including theIglesia ni Cristo,Evangelical Christianity,Protestantism,Jehovah’s Witness, andPhilippine Independent Church.[53]
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The city is home to a number of shopping centers, entertainment hubs, commercial establishments, high-rise offices, residential condominiums and hotels. The city is one of the important business and financial areas in the metropolis.[62]
Like other cities inMetro Manila, Mandaluyong has its own share of commercial strips and a central business district.The former commercial area, consisting mostly of banks, 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 ofBoni Avenue,Shaw Boulevard, Libertad-Sierra Madre area, Kalentong, San Francisco, part of Felix Martinez Lorenzo or F. Martinez Ave, Sgt. Bumatay towards Barangka Drive and Pinatubo towardsEDSA. Mandaluyong's central business district is concentrated on the EDSA-Shaw-Pioneer area; it includes theGreenfield District development.[63]
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Industrial activities are mostly concentrated within theShaw Boulevard-Pioneer area and along thePasig 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 thePasig 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. And since December 2013, Mandaluyong is the home of one of the largest television networks in the countryTV5 and one of the largest pay TV operatorCignal TV (both owned by thePLDT-backed firmMediaQuest Holdings located at theTV5 Media Center which also serving as the master playout facility ofCNN Philippines' successorRPTV), along with both the master playout facility ofSolar Entertainment Corporation and the relay playout facility of RPTV (located at the Worldwide Corporate Center which also housed the main offices ofcompanies owned by real estate magnate, former Senator, andAll TV's ownerManny Villar and formerly theNine Media Corporation-owned news channel CNN Philippines), and several radio stations associated to the Vera Group (Mellow 94.7,Magic 89.9,99.5 Play FM,All Radio 103.5,DWBL and the now-defunctDWSS, all are located at the Paragon Plaza).[64]
These super-regional supermalls each have over a hundred local and international stores and are anchored by at least one department store and supermarket or hypermarket. They are the largest malls in Metro Manila which feature not just stores but also such attractions as movie theaters, rides, skating rinks, bowling alleys and other recreational facilities. Each provides thousands of automobile parking spaces and are located mostly nearrail stations and establishedbusiness districts within the metropolis. These malls serve not only the Metro Manila and Greater Manila Area residents, but also local and foreign tourists. Among the malls in the city areShangri-La Plaza,SM Megamall,The Podium,St. Francis Square, Starmall EDSA-Shaw, SM Cherry Shaw, The Marketplace Shopping Mall (the site of the Mandaluyong Public Market), Shaw Center Mall, four strip malls at theGreenfield District, and pocket malls at residential condominiums.[citation needed]
The city is also home toPuregold Shaw, the supermarket chain's inaugural branch that opened in 1998.[65]
| Position | Candidate | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Representative Lone Legislative District | Alexandria P. Gonzales | NUP | |
| Mayor | Carmelita Abalos | PFP | |
| Vice Mayor | Antonio D. Suva Jr. | PFP | |
| City Councilors | |||
| 1st Councilor District | |||
| Charisse Marie A. Abalos-Vargas | PFP | ||
| Anjelo Elton P. Yap | PFP | ||
| Danilo L. De Guzman | PFP | ||
| Carissa Mariz S. Manalo | PFP | ||
| Grace Marie V. Antonio | PFP | ||
| Estanislao V. Alim III | PFP | ||
| 2nd Councilor District | |||
| Benjamin A. Abalos III | PFP | ||
| Alexander C. Sta. Maria | PFP | ||
| Michael Eric G. Cuejilo | PFP | ||
| Fernando S. Ocampo | PFP | ||
| Reginald S. Antiojo | PFP | ||
| Leslie F. Cruz | PFP | ||
| ABC President | Darwin Fernandez | ||
| SK President | Aeron Sedrick Mangaliag | ||
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The city is provided with good access roads to and from adjacent cities inMetro Manila through main roads such as theEpifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA),Ortigas Avenue andShaw Boulevard.[66]
Mandaluyong is primarily served by a public road network consisting of 80.93 km (50.29 mi) concrete and asphalt roads. With a total road density of 7.19 km (4.47 mi) per 1 ha (0.010 km2) of land, the city is considered to be over-served with roads.[66]
The city is mainly served by EDSA, Metro Manila's main thoroughfare. Considered as the heart of the metropolis, main roads such as Ortigas Avenue and Shaw Boulevard provide inter-city linkages, whileBoni Avenue and F. Martinez Street serve as alternate routes in the city.[66] Other major roads in Mandaluyong include the Boni-Pioneer Underpass, a 280-meter-long (920 ft) tunnel underneath EDSA connecting Boni Avenue on its western-end andPioneer Street on the east. andJulia Vargas Avenue in Ortigas Center.Jeepneys are one of the most common modes of public transportation for commuters in the city. Aside from jeepneys, tricycles and pedicabs are also one of the important modes of public transportation in Mandaluyong, especially on alleys around the city.
The presence of thePasig River stretching along the south border of Mandaluyong provides an alternative route and mode of public transportation mainly for cargo freight of industries along the river, and for commuters seeking for a faster and more direct route to and from the cities ofPasig andManila.[66] ThePasig River Ferry Service has one station in the city, located at Hulo.
The city is also served by rail via theManila Metro Rail Transit System Line 3 (MRT-3), located along EDSA. The city is served by the three MRT-3 stations ofOrtigas,Shaw Boulevard, andBoni.
Philippine National Railways once served Mandaluyong through its defunctSanta Mesa–Antipolo branch until the bridge that carried it across theSan Juan River collapsed in 1982.
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, and the government hospital Mandaluyong City Medical Center. The city is also home to theNational Center for Mental Health. Many residents, specifically the middle-to-upper class medical clientele, visit the nearbyThe Medical City inOrtigas Center,Pasig.
In 2007, the Mandaluyong city government, together withnon-governmental organization Rehabilitation and Empowerment of Adults and Children (REACH) Foundation, established acommunity-based rehabilitation program called Project Therapy, Education, and Assimilation of Children with Handicap (TEACH), that caters to children with special needs coming from indigent families. Services given by Project TEACH include freeoccupational therapy,physical therapy,speech therapy andspecial education classes.[67]
Four well-known educational institutions in the city are theArellano University – Plaridel Campus,Don Bosco Technical College,José Rizal University andRizal Technological University.
A good number of city officials of Mandaluyong are alumni of Don Bosco,[68] including incumbent Mayor,Benjamin Abalos Jr. (HS '79);[69] former Vice Mayor, Renato Santa Maria (HS '65);[70] City Councilors Edward Bartolome (HS '96),[71] Noel Bernardo (HS '79),[72] and Jonathan Abalos (HS '85).[73] Other notable alumni include rapperFrancis Magalona (HS '81);[74] and actorRicky Davao (HS '78).[75] Meanwhile, the alumni of JRU that includes PresidentRamon Magsaysay,Roderick Paulate, andArmand Fabella. 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 onShaw Boulevard), NAMEI Polytechnic Institute (specializing in Marine Sciences), and the International Baptist College.
The city is also home toLourdes School of Mandaluyong (est. 1911), aFranciscan-Marian all-boys school, located in theOrtigas Center district managed by theOFM Capuchins;La Salle Green Hills (est. 1959), a private co-educational school, managed by theDe La Salle Brothers, located along Ortigas Avenue; andSaint Pedro Poveda College (est. 1960), another 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.
Mandaluyong High School (est. 1977) is the oldest public high school in the city. City of Mandaluyong Science High School (est. 1996) is a public science high school on E. Pantaleon Street. The city has 18 public schools, including primary and secondary schools, all under the supervision ofDepartment of Education's Schools Division Office (SDO) of Mandaluyong. The Mataas Na Paaralang Neptali A. Gonzales, named after Mandaluyong native and former SenatorNeptali Gonzales, is the largest school in Mandaluyong and the only school in the city with theSTEM high school program.
Countries that have set up permanent missions or embassies in the city include:
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