Population: 318,575 (2007 census)
Officially the City of Mandaue and often
referred to as Mandaue City, is a city in
the province of Cebu in the Philippines. It is one of the three highly urbanized cities on the island and forms a part
of the Cebu Metropolitan Area. Mandaue
City is located on the middle eastern coastal region of Cebu, bordering to its right-side
are Mactan Island where Lapu-lapu City is located. Mandaue is connected to Mactan Island via two bridges
which includes the Mactan-Cebu Bridge and Marcelo-Fernan Bridge and
is bounded south and the west by the Provincial Capital, Cebu City and
north by Consolasion which is linked with Cansaga Bay Bridge.
The city has an area of 2,518 hectares (6,220 acres) with a total population of
331,320 people as of the 2010 census. Mandaue City is part of the Sixth District of Cebu joined
with the municipalities of Consolacion and Cordova. Although qualified for a
lone district since 1991, this was neglected by lawmakers. Mandaue is a highly
urbanized city but is administered with the supervision of the provincial
government.
The Mandaue City Council or Sangguniang Panglungsod (SP) is a governing body of Mandaue City. It is composed of 10 elected members as City Councilors. The two other members are the President of the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) and the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) or Youth Council.
PANAGTAGBO FESTIVAL
The “Traslacion” or the meeting of the images of the Holy Family in Mandaue City has long been the traditional prelude of the annual feast of the Sr. Sto. Niño and the Sinulog celebration.In this year’s 31st celebration of Sinulog, the people of Mandaue plans to honor the traditional Traslacion through song and dance.The Taga-Mandaue Inc. (TMI), a non-government agency supported by the Mandaue City Government, organized the first-ever Panagtagbo Festival, which will be held on Jan. 12, or a day before the Traslacion.TMI president Clarito Fruelda, in a news conference yesterday, said that the Panagtagbo Festival is an attempt of the city to not only honor the meeting of the images of the Holy Family, but also to further deepened the faith of Mandauehanons to St. Joseph, the city’s patron saint.On Jan. 12, about 75 students from different high schools in Mandaue will dance to the Panagtagbo jingle, which will depict the meeting of the Holy Family. It will be held at the Mandaue City Plaza near the National Shrine of St. Joseph.
DID YOU KNOW THAT . . .Mandaue City is a 1st class city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. It is considered the "Furniture Capital of the Philippines" and is favored by many investors and businessmen because of its long history of commerce. Today about 40 percent of Cebu's export companies are found in Mandaue. Mandaue is known for many business establishments like San Miguel Brewery, St. James Amusement Park at Ouano Avenue.Mandaue. Philippines Resource Water Incorporated in Ouano Avenue, Macro Furniture Incorporated in Canduman, Coco Street Fashion Corporation in Cabancalan, etc. Mandaue City's road network is composed of a national highway which connects the city to its neighboring cities and municipalities, 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 133.676 kilometres (83.062 mi), broken down into:
SUBANGDAKU MURALS
Walls to be covered in murals conveying importance of environmental protection. Local mural artist Ag Sano, poses with a flyover column in Subangdaku, Mandaue City, Cebu serving as canvas for his artistic creativity. Mandaue and the Cebu Kabanay Lions Club have teamed up for the beautification and promotion of environmental awareness in Subangdaku, and a related activity is having artists like Ag Sano paint up vacant walls and spaces with murals conveying an environmental theme. (Cheryl Baldicantos)
NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. JOSEPH PARISH
A community was established in Mandaue by a flourishing
group of Austronesian people. The Venetian chronicler Antonio
Pigafetta wrote of a settlement called Mandani which existed
in the area with a chieftain named Apo Noan then
a few decades later another ruler named Lam Busan.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.The Philippine revolution in 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 became independent from being an American
Commonwealth and a Japanese Garrison on July 4, 1946 along with the entire
nation. Mandaue became a chartered city on June 21, 1969 by Mayor Demetrio Cortes Sr. The city was
recognized as a HUC (Highly Urban City) on 1991.
The “Traslacion” or the meeting of the images of the Holy Family in Mandaue City has long been the traditional prelude of the annual feast of the Sr. Sto. Niño and the Sinulog celebration.In this year’s 31st celebration of Sinulog, the people of Mandaue plans to honor the traditional Traslacion through song and dance.The Taga-Mandaue Inc. (TMI), a non-government agency supported by the Mandaue City Government, organized the first-ever Panagtagbo Festival, which will be held on Jan. 12, or a day before the Traslacion.TMI president Clarito Fruelda, in a news conference yesterday, said that the Panagtagbo Festival is an attempt of the city to not only honor the meeting of the images of the Holy Family, but also to further deepened the faith of Mandauehanons to St. Joseph, the city’s patron saint.On Jan. 12, about 75 students from different high schools in Mandaue will dance to the Panagtagbo jingle, which will depict the meeting of the Holy Family. It will be held at the Mandaue City Plaza near the National Shrine of St. Joseph.
DID YOU KNOW THAT . . .Mandaue City is a 1st class city in the province of Cebu, Philippines. It is considered the "Furniture Capital of the Philippines" and is favored by many investors and businessmen because of its long history of commerce. Today about 40 percent of Cebu's export companies are found in Mandaue. Mandaue is known for many business establishments like San Miguel Brewery, St. James Amusement Park at Ouano Avenue.Mandaue. Philippines Resource Water Incorporated in Ouano Avenue, Macro Furniture Incorporated in Canduman, Coco Street Fashion Corporation in Cabancalan, etc. Mandaue City's road network is composed of a national highway which connects the city to its neighboring cities and municipalities, 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 133.676 kilometres (83.062 mi), broken down into:
National road - 13.1587 kilometres (8.1764 mi)
City road - 57.0954 kilometres (35.4774 mi)
Barangay road - 63.4219 kilometres (39.4085 mi)
Road density is 3.83 kilometre per square kilometre of land.
In terms of population, road density is about 0.52 kilometre 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. Likewise, air transport is through theMactan International Airport has
direct international flights to Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, China, Palau,
Malaysia, Taiwan, Qatar, South Korea and other key Philippine Cities, via the
two Mandaue-Mactan bridges.
Walls to be covered in murals conveying importance of environmental protection. Local mural artist Ag Sano, poses with a flyover column in Subangdaku, Mandaue City, Cebu serving as canvas for his artistic creativity. Mandaue and the Cebu Kabanay Lions Club have teamed up for the beautification and promotion of environmental awareness in Subangdaku, and a related activity is having artists like Ag Sano paint up vacant walls and spaces with murals conveying an environmental theme. (Cheryl Baldicantos)
