Mandaue Explained

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Anthem:Mandaue ang Dakbayan
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Established Title:Pueblo
Established Date:circa 1656
Established Title1:Municipality Status
Established Date1:1901
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Established Date2:August 30, 1969
Established Title3:Highly urbanized city
Established Date3:February 15, 1991
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Leader Name:Jonas C. Cortes (PDPLBN)
Leader Title1:Vice Mayor
Leader Name1:Glenn O. Bercede (PDPLBN)
Leader Name2:Emmarie M. Ouano-Dizon (PDPLBN)
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Demographics1 Info1:₱109.6 billion (2022)[1]
$1.936 billion (2022)[2]
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Mandaue, officially the City of Mandaue, or Mandaue City (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mandaue), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 364,116 people.

It is geographically located on the central-eastern coastal region of Cebu Province by Philippine Statistics Authority but administratively independent from the province. Its southeast coast borders Mactan Island where Lapu-Lapu City is located and is connected to the island via two bridges: the Mactan-Mandaue Bridge and Marcelo Fernan Bridge. Mandaue City is bounded on the north by the town of Consolacion, to the east by the Camotes Sea, and to the west and south by Cebu City.

It is one of three highly urbanized cities on Cebu island and forms a part of the Cebu Metropolitan area[3] and was part of the sixth district of Cebu joined with the municipalities of Consolacion and Cordova - it was qualified for a lone district since 1991. On April 5, 2019, the city became a lone legislative district. As of June 30, 2022, Mandaue City had its first representation in the 19th Congress of the Philippines.

History

A community was established in Mandaue by a flourishing group of Austronesian people. The Venetian chronicler Antonio Pigafetta wrote of a settlement called "Mandaui" which existed in the area with a chieftain named Apanoaan[4] some called him Lambuzzan in other accounts.[5]

Mandaue natives were forced into a town as decreed by the Spanish authorities. This may have started off as a mission village (which included present day Consolacion, Liloan and Poro) serving as a bulwark for the church in the northern Cebu and was managed by the Jesuit in 1638 then a century later by the Recollects.[6]

The Philippine Revolution of 1898 gave the town a new form of administration in accordance with the organic decree of the Central Revolutionary Government. The short-lived revolution was overthrown by the American troops and a battle nearly destroyed the town in 1901, killing Presidente Benito Ceniza.

Mandaue was a semi-autonomous functioning town. Semi-autonomous as it was still under the jurisdiction of Cebu. Despite having been developed and organized by the Spaniards throughout the ages and its population increasing as the years gone by, the Spaniards did not make an initiative to elevate the town into an independent municipality. It was only after the death of Presidente Ceniza and the establishment of American Rule in Mandaue that the dream of becoming an independent municipality came true. In 1901, Mandaue became an independent municipality.[7]

Mandaue became independent from being an American Commonwealth and a Japanese garrison on July 4, 1946, along with the entire nation.

Cityhood

See main article: Cities of the Philippines. On August 30, 1969, Mandaue became a chartered city and decades later it was recognized as a highly urbanized city on February 15, 1991.[8] In early-April 2019, Mandaue City separated from the sixth district and, since 2022, is represented under its lone district.[9] [10]

Geography

The city has a total area of 34.87km2. According to the 2020 census, the population density is NaN{{formatnum:364,116.

Land utilization
Category Land Area
ha acres
Industrial1695ha %
Residential872ha %
Agricultural 283ha %
Commercial242ha %
Roads120ha %
Institutional60ha %
Parks24ha %
The city is the 6th smallest government unit in terms of land area; among the Metro Cebu local government units the city is the second smallest next to the municipality of Cordova in the island of Mactan. The city's land area is only 4.5% of the total land area of Metro Cebu and less than 1% of the total land of the province of Cebu.

The North Reclamation Project, now known as the North Special Administrative Zone, currently has about 180ha reclaimed land. Of the 180 hectares, about 36ha belong to the city.

It is one of the two (the other one being the municipality of Consolacion) local government units located within the mainland Metro Cebu where the elevation of land is less than 100m (300feet).

Many of the areas of the city are extremely flat. About 77.37% is within the 0-8% slope category. Barangays belonging to this region are Centro, Looc, South Special Administrative Zone, Cambaro, Opao, Umapad, Paknaan, Alang-alang, Tipolo, Ibabao, Guizo, Subangdaku, Mantuyong, Maguikay and Tabok. The greater portion of the city, comprising about 70%, is dominated by the Mandaue Clay Loam soil series. This is found in the 0-2% and 2-5% slope ranges. Faraon clay loam characterizes the rest of the land with slope range from 5-8% and up to 25-40%.[11]

Barangays

Mandaue is politically subdivided into 27 barangays. Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.

Demographics

Data showed that the oldest written accounts of Mandaue came from a population of 160 in 1637 to 1638. Mandaue had 10,309 souls according to the . During the first year of its township in 1899, Mandaue had 42 barrios with a population of 21,086. When Mandaue was a second class municipality in 1964 its population was 33,811.[12]

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 364,116, which is an increase of from the 2000 census. Among all the Philippine's highly urbanized cities, the City of Mandaue posted the highest proportion of household population who reported Roman Catholic as their religious affiliation at 95.2%.[13] Mandaue has a significantly large population at or below the poverty line.[14]

Economy

About 40 percent of Cebu's export companies are found in Mandaue. The city is dubbed as the industrial hub of Region VII and hosts about 10,000 industrial and commercial businesses, making it a "little rich city" in the country.

It is home to some of the world's biggest companies such as San Miguel Corp., Coca-Cola Bottling Corp. Shemberg, the number one exporter of carrageenan, Monde Nissin, Profood International Corp., and 7D Dried Mangoes. Mandaue City also accounts for 75 percent of the country's total exports in the furniture sector, making the city the furniture capital of the country. One of these furniture companies is Mandaue Foam which started in 1971 and now has 25 factories and showrooms nationwide.

Tourism

Mandaue's point of interests, destinations, and attractions include:

Natural areas
Historical locations
Museums
Parks
Sports
Shopping

Fiestas

Mandaue Fiesta: Celebrated on May 8 in honor of the town patron, St. Joseph. Activities that are typically held during this feast are the procession, inter-barangay sports competition, Miss Mandaue (the longest-running beauty competition in the province), rodeos, street festival (Mantawi Festival), bailes, fairs, and many more.

Panagtagbo sa Mandaue: This is Mandaue's current major festival in honor of the Holy Family. This is celebrated every 2nd week of January on the eve of the Traslacion (Transfer of Relic), of one of the significant religious events of the Sinulog Festival which commemorates the union of the Holy Family. In the Translacion, the Santo Niño and the Virgin of Guadalupe come and stay over at the shrine of Saint Joseph in Mandaue for an overnight vigil. This happens on a Friday, and on the early morning of the following Saturday, a fluvial procession is held on Cebu Strait going back to the Basilica . In the festival, there are singing and dancing competitions with a street dancing during the Bibingkahan in honor of Santo Niño. At night, there is a ritual showdown performance which is the highlight of the cultural-religious events.

Kabayo Festival:The Kabayo (Horse) festival also known as Governor's Cup is a horse racing and different equestrian sports with the western way of riding event held annually in the second week of February.

Pasigarbo sa Sugbo:It is a festival showcasing Cebu's culture, faith, history, products, and festivals from each individual town. It is held annually around August 6 which is the Charter day of the Province of Cebu. It was formerly held in Mandaue City at the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), but was transferred to the Cebu City Sports Complex in Cebu City in 2019 due to the abandoned and disrepaired state of the convention center.

Cuisine

Mandaue has many restaurants which cater to gourmets and international cuisines like Italian, Japanese, Indian, Mediterranean, Lebanese, Arabic, Russian, Korean, Mexican, and Western cuisines. A variety of restaurants also serves meals of local cuisine.

Many famous Cebuano meals like the lechon[17] or inasal, eaten with achara or pickled vegetables. The sugba or barbecue of either isda (fish), baboy (pork), manok (chicken) or baka (beef) is found all over Mandaue eaten with puso, a diamond-shaped hanged rice covered in coco leaves. Kinilaw[18] is raw meat usually pork or fish drenched in vinegar and salt. The buwad or dried seafood, either fish or squid, can be pungent with a crunchy and chewy texture. There are some exotic meals that can be found like dinuguan or pig's blood which is eaten like a soup. Barbecued chicken feet are liked by many locals.

Original cuisine in Mandaue includes bibingka which is steamed rice cakes mixed with coconut and sometimes egg. Binangos paired with rice is made of ground up corn with Bolinao fish. This dish is found only in Mandaue; other delicacies includes the tagaktak, the seasonal buriring fish (stewed with iba) and the famous masareal.

Transportation

Mandaue City's road network is composed of a national highway which connects the city to its neighboring cities and municipalities, and a national secondary road which traverses the city's metropolitan area. The total length of the city road network (paved and unpaved) and the four bridges, is about 133.7km (83.1miles), broken down into:

Road density is NaN133.68/25.18 of land. In terms of population, road density is NaN13368 / {{formatnum:364,116 per one thousand inhabitants.

Land transportation is being served by PUJ, utility vehicles, mini-buses, multi-cabs, tricycles, trisikads and for cargoes, trailers and vans. Sea transport of Mandaue is highly dependent on Port of Cebu and Cebu International Port, because of the city's proximity to these facilities.

Education

See also: List of colleges and universities in Metro Cebu. Mandaue houses two universities, the Cebu Doctors' University and the Lapu-Lapu–Mandaue campus of the University of Cebu. There are also technical schools like TESDA in barangays Banilad and Looc and other private institutions that provide certificate degrees. Associate degree, Baccalaureate Degrees, Master's and Doctoral programs.

Mandaue has institutionalized learning with the Cabahug Medal which was started on 1923 by Sotero Cabahug as a medal of academic excellence annually. The Mandaue Fraternal Society was also created in the early part of the 19th century to provide a community for the professionals during the time when Mandaue was still a sleepy town.

Cebu's part-time Japanese school, the Cebu Japanese School (CJS; セブ補習授業校 Sebu Hoshū Jugyō Kō), is located on the fifth floor of the Clotilde Commercial Center in Barangay Casuntingan, Mandaue City.[19]

Media

Television

Television stations based in Mandaue City:

Radio

Radio stations licensed in Mandaue City:

Sister cities

Local

International

Sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All Provinces and HUCs in Northern Mindanao Continue to Expand in 2022; City of Cagayan de Oro Records the Fastest Growth with 9.4 Percent. 2023-12-09. Philippine Statistics Authority.
  2. Web site: PH₱56.598 per dollar (per International Monetary Fund on Representative Exchange Rates for Selected Currencies for December 2022). 2023-12-09. IMF.
  3. Web site: The brilliance of Mandaue City. Mandaue City. cebu-philippines.net.
  4. Book: To America and Around the World: The Logs of Christopher Columbus and of ... . Antonio Pigafetta, Raleigh Ashlin Skelton. Branden Publishing Co.. 9780828320634 . 2001 .
  5. Book: Magellan's voyage: a narrative of the first circumnavigation . Antonio Pigafetta/ Adolph Caso. Yale University. 9780486280998 . 1994 .
  6. Web site: Mandaue. admu.edu.ph.
  7. Web site: Home . mandauecity.gov.ph.
  8. Web site: History. Mandaue City. Mandaue city government.
  9. News: Corrales . Nestor . Duterte signs law creating lone legislative district of Mandaue City . November 19, 2021 . INQUIRER.net . May 8, 2019 . en.
  10. News: Villanueva . Ralph . Duterte signs law creating lone district of Mandaue City . November 19, 2021 . The Manila Times . May 8, 2019 . en.
  11. Web site: Land Use. Mandaue City. Mandaue city government.
  12. Web site: MANDAUE CITY: POPULATION TO REACH HALF A MILLION IN 2011. Census. Philippine Census.
  13. Web site: Religious Affiliation in the Philippines (2020 Census of Population and Housing) Philippine Statistics Authority Republic of the Philippines . 2023-09-28 . psa.gov.ph.
  14. Web site: Population. Mandaue City. Mandaue city government.
  15. Web site: Other Landmarks . Tourism . The City of Mandaue . April 22, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080314060238/http://www.mandauecity.gov.ph/festival/otherlandmarks.htm . March 14, 2008 . dead .
  16. News: Philippine Daily Inquirer. Mandaue Opens First Agri Eco Park . Cebu Daily News. February 22, 2018.
  17. Web site: lechon. lechoncebu.com.
  18. Web site: Sugba Tuwa Kilaw. Travelocity.com. Travelocity.com..
  19. http://jac.ph/CJS/index.html Home page
  20. News: ABS-CBN goes off-air after NTC order. May 5, 2020 . Rappler . May 6, 2020.
  21. News: House committee rejects franchise for ABS-CBN. July 10, 2020 . Rappler . July 10, 2020.
  22. News: Daanoy . Sonny . NTC slaps SMNI with 30-day suspension . December 21, 2023 . . December 21, 2023.
  23. News: Tayona . Glenda . Silubrico . Ruby . Iloilo to showcase culture to 'sister cities' tonight . April 9, 2019 . Panay News . August 25, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190409192355/https://www.panaynews.net/iloilo-to-showcase-culture-to-sister-cities-tonight/ . April 9, 2019.
  24. News: Mandaue Forges ties with Romanian City . The Freeman . The Philippine Star . January 31, 2009.
  25. News: Mandaue, Mosul sign sister-city agreement . The Freeman . The Philippine Star . December 10, 2011.