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Mandaluyong History

The event in Sitio Balakbak is also known as "Battle of Pinagtipunan" and is named in two streets near Barangay Hagdan Bato Itaas.
The event in Sitio Balakbak is also known as "Battle of Pinagtipunan" and is named in two streets near Barangay Hagdan Bato Itaas.
Mandaluyong had 6 train stations when it reopened to the public in 1974.
The name of Hulo during the Spanish era was SAN PEDRILLO.
The composer of the "Martsa ng Mandaluyong" is HONORATO S. PEDRO.
Mandaluyong was a Vietnamese Refugees camp during the Vietnam War.
Mandaluyong was recognized as the "Tiger City of the Philippines" in 2003 due to dramatic improvements in the city's economy.
Mandaluyong today is composed of 27 barangays divided into 2 political districts separated by Boni Ave. and G. Aglipay.
Mandaluyong consisted of 5 original barrios in 1903: Poblacion, Barangka, Hagdan Bato, Namayan, and Hulo.
Jorge Bartolome Vargas was a cabinet secretary of Manuel Quezon and his family lived in Mandaluyong.
Mandaluyong is located directly east of Manila and was originally a barrio of San Felipe Neri, which is now a district of Manila.
Mandaluyong is the 6th smallest city in the Philippines.
The name Mandaluyong comes from "Manda and Luyong" according to a legend.
Another story tells that the city’s name comes from the "Luyong" tree, which was abundant in the area.
The National Legislature passed Act No. 1625, which separated the towns of San Felipe Neri and San Juan del Monte.
Soledad Lopez was the first female Vice Mayor of Mandaluyong.
Valentina Aquino was the first female councilor of Mandaluyong.
Magalona Street near JRU was renamed by Ordinance 101.
Chapter 61 of Noli Me Tangere by Jose Rizal mentions Mandaluyong.
Chapter 24 of El Filibusterismo by Jose Rizal mentions Mandaluyong.
The last meeting of Andres Bonifacio before the planned attack on El Polverin in San Juan del Monte took place in Mandaluyong.
The Labandero Festival started in 2000, reviving the tradition of men going to the Pasig River to do laundry.
The Augustinian Order originally owned the Hacienda de Mandaluyong, a 4,033-hectare estate during the Spanish period.
The Mandaluyong Elementary School (San Felipe Neri School, 1901) is the oldest public school in Mandaluyong.
Isaac Lopez was the first mayor of Mandaluyong to use the title "mayor."
Buenaventura Domingo was the first municipal president of Mandaluyong.
Norberto Romualdez, one of the 7 Wise Men from the 1934 Constitutional Convention, is known as the Father of the National Language Law, and lived on Pershing (Romualdez) Street.
Clemente Fernando, also known as "Maestro Enteng," was one of the first teachers in the town, became principal of Mandaluyong Elementary School (MES), and was mayor of San Felipe Neri.
Villa San Miguel was the site of the first visit of a Pope to the Philippines, Pope Paul VI.
Known as "Kalentong," he was one of three heroes tasked by Bonifacio to count the dead and wounded after the Battle of San Juan.