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Mandaue lies right across from Mactan Island where Lapu-Lapu City is located. Lapu-Lapu City is the site of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport, the country's second busiest. Mandaue is connected to Mactan Island via two bridges: the original Mactan-Cebu Bridge and the relatively new Marcelo Fernan Bridge. These bridges are the only two routes between the airport and Cebu City. Based on the August 2007 census, Mandaue City has a total population of 318,575 people. This figure is up by 58,847 from 259,728 persons recorded in the May 2000 census, giving an annual growth rate of 2.86% during the 7-year period--significantly higher than the national average of 2.04%. If this growth rate were maintained, Mandaue would double its population in 24 years Mandaue is known as the “Furniture Capital of the Philippines.” Mandaue has a long history of commerce. It was once a busy port where merchants traded and conducted business. Today it is a modern metropolis with incredible energy, extraordinary entrepreneurs, and enterprising and talented people. About 40 percent of Cebu’s export companies are found in Mandaue.
BarangaysMandaue City is politically subdivided into 27 barangays.
HistoryThe City of Mandaue was founded in April 7, 1521, when the “Cove of Cebu”, was sighted by the Spanish expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan. The “Cove of Cebu”, located at the present Barangay Tipolo, became the first Spanish landing area which soon led to the establishment of a Spanish foothold into the Philippines. The establishment of the city marked the beginning of the colonization and resultant urbanization of the country. The city became an important landmark as it was a key port for the Acapulco Trade during the time. In 1571, Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legaspi established the country’s first drydock complex on the shorelines of Tipolo, Mandaue, in order to hasten the colonization of the area. The drydock facilities reportedly serviced the Galleons of Legaspi. Mandaue got its name from the thick, clinging vines locally known as “mantawi” which were abundant in the area at the time. The settlement was already known as "Mantawi" even before Spanish colonization of the Philippines began. At the time, "Mantawi", with its eastern and southern boundaries facing the Mactan Strait, was already known as a “merchants’ paradise”. The major economic points within the area were already interlinked with several crude transportation network. The name "Mandaue" is a colloquialism of "Mantawi". The “Cove of Cebu” was formally constituted into a “pueblo” between 1580 to 1700 and was officially known as the town of Mandaue in the year 1899. In 1942, the Japanese Imperial forces entered in the town of Mandaue. In 1945, fought the liberation in the town of Mandaue, Cebu the defenders of the Filipino Commonwealth soldiers and the Cebuano guerrillas against the Japanese troops during the Second World War. Mandaue became a chartered city on June 21, 1969 through Republic Act 5519. The city was further recognized as a highly-urbanized city in 1991. Despite the highly-urbanized city tag, Mandaue's charter still permits its voters to vote for Cebu provincial officials (governor, vice governor, and members of the provincial board). GeographyMandaue City is located on the coastal plains of the Province of Cebu, approximately at 10° 9' 40.34" N, 123° 5' 28.16" E with an average elevation of 16.8 meters (55 feet) above sea level. The city is bounded on the north by the municipality of Consolacion, on the east by the Mactan Channel, on the southwest by Barangay Banilad (Cebu City), on the northwest by Barangay Talamban (Cebu City) and on the south by the Cebu City North Reclamation. Part and parcel of Metropolitan Cebu, Mandaue City is located right at the center of Cebu Province and of Region 7. It is strategically located as it straddles through two major transport links: the Mandaue-Mactan Bridge and the Marcelo Fernan Bridge; and the Cebu International Port. CultureThe Mantawi Festival festival is being held annually on the 7th of May, a major event that celebrates the city's fiesta and its history dated back 1521.
Article Source: Wikipedia - Mandaue City
THE history of Cebu goes way beyond 439 years ago when the island became a province at the start of the Spanish colonization. Long before that, Cebu was already the center of trade of what is now the southern Philippines, dealing with traders from China, Malaysia, Japan, India, Burma and other parts of Asia. Cebu already had an organized social structure before the Spaniards came--- with small groups headed by a datu who served as leader. A datu governed his community, settled disputes, made decisions, protected his village from enemies, led them into battle, and received labor and tributes from his people. The position being both a political office and a social class, his authority was taken from his lineage, although his power depended on his wealth, the number of subjects and his reputation for physical prowess. A community ranged from 30 to 100 households grouped as a barangay and was one based mostly on kinship. Aside from the datu, there were free men called timawa and then the olipon. Spanish reports called the role of an olipon as dependent rather than a slave, because of the absence of violence and harshness notable in European slavery. People in Cebu then were called pintados because men were heavily tattooed. Lavish ornaments such as gold jewelry were used not only by women but also men. Prior to Spanish colonization there were already permanent townhouse-looking wooden structures where the datus lived. Ordinary people lived in field cottages or balay-balay that were on stilts: hagdan (house ladder) was a common sight, with floors (salog) made of bamboo or wood and roof (atop) made of palm tree shingles. In 1521 Ferdinand Magellan and his troops arrived in Cebu, were warmly welcomed by Rajah Humabon's community which converted to Christianity. But Magellan was not received well at the island of Mactan, where he was slain by the local chieftain, Lapulapu. Cebu remained free until Manuel Lopez de Legazpi arrived in 1566. It was then the start of the transformation of Cebu's civilization under the Spanish regime: Catholic churches were built, priests ruled communities alongside civil leaders, watchtowers were scattered along the island to guard against Moro raids. On the economic and cultural side, fiesta celebrations were embraced, new agricultural products were introduced, royal decrees led to commercial and agricultural expansion and the establishment of elementary schools in every municipality. From 1872 to 1896, however, extensive propaganda against abuses of Spaniards was done, a sugar crisis ended the agricultural prosperity Cebu province enjoyed and in 1892, sugar barons or hacienderos were forced to declare bankruptcy. Philippine Revolution began against Spain in 1898, but before the fruits of independence could bloom, the Americans troops arrived, United States sovereignty over the Philippines was declared and in February 7, 1900 , the Filipino-American war broke. The rest of Cebu's history was then tied to events in the country and the rest of the world: World War 11, Japanese occupation, postwar reconstruction, Philippine independence, then the declaration of Martial Law, and so forth. But amid all these events, history has witnessed the valiant spirit of the Cebuanos--- principled and resilient, exercising hard work and high standards of morality and professionalism that have since made Cebu a cut above the rest. |
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The City of Mandaue (Cebuano: Dakbayan sa Mandawe; Tagalog: Lungsod ng Mandaue) is a 1st class 