Mandaue Cebu City

The City of Mandaue was founded in April 7, 1521, when a “Cove of Cebu”, called Mandawe , was sighted by Spanish expedition led by Ferdinand Magellan. The “Cove of Cebu”, which is located in the present Barangay Tipolo , became the host to the first facility in the country. Its establishment marked the origins of the industrialization of the country as it helped in the promotion and sustainability of the Acapulco Trade which took place at that time. In 1571, Legaspi established the country’s first drydock complex on the shoreline of Tipolo , Mandaue , in order to hasten the colonization of the area. The drydock facilities, which were a few meters away from the existing location of the San Miguel Brewery Complex, reportedly serviced the Galleons of Legaspi . Historically, Mandaue got its name from a thick, clinging vines known as “ mantawi ”, which were abundant in the early times, long before the coming of the Spanish conquestadores . During these times, Mandaue , with its eastern and southern boundaries facing the Mactan Strait, was already referred to as the “merchants’ paradise”. The major economic points within the area were already interlinked with several crude transportation network. 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. From that “Cove of Cebu” emerged the now industrial city of Mandaue . Mandaue became a chartered city on June 21, 1969 through Republic Act 5519. It was considered a highly-urbanized city in the year 1991..

Mandaue City is located on the coastal plains of the Province of Cebu, approximately at 10 9” 40.34” latitude and 123 5’ 28.16” longitude with an average elevation of 55 feet (16.8 meters) 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 Banilad (Cebu City), on the northwest by 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. Formed like a heart, the city is located at the heart of the province of Cebu. It is strategically located as it straddles through two major transport links, the 1st (old) Mandaue-Mactan Bridge and the 2nd (Marcelo FernanMandaue-Mactan Bridge, and the Cebu International Port..

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..

Fiestas. Mandaue Fiesta: Celebrated on the 8th of May 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..

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 the 6th of August 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..

Street food in Mandaue City. Cebu Local Food: Mandaue's Bakagan A great soup to try in Mandaue , Cebu is the Bakagan . This local food is made of pig's head that is boiled for hours in clear soup . It has really tender meat and it is very affordable. The bakagan food stall only opens late at night and it closes before sunrise..

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 133.7 km (83.1 mi), broken down into : National road - 13.2 km (8.2 mi) City road - 57.1 km (35.5 mi) Barangay road - 63.4 km (39.4 mi) Road density is 5.31 km/km 2 (8.55 mi/sq mi) of land. In terms of population, road density is 0.04 km (0.025 mi) 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..

The Mactan–Mandaue Bridge, officially the Ferdinand Marcus, also known as First Cebu- Mactan Bridge is a truss bridge that connects the cities of Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu in Metro Cebu , Philippines . It is one of two bridges that spans across the Mactan Channel , the other being the Marcelo Fernan Bridge , and connects the islands of Cebu and Mactan . On September 19, 1968, Cebu Governor Rene G. Espina , then Acting Secretary of Public Works, Transportation and Communications, met with Danao Mayor Beatriz Durano , Samboan Mayor Beatriz Calderon, Mandaue Mayor Demetrio Cortez, and S.C. Shangkuan , the bridge's contractor in Malacañang Palace to discuss with then President Ferdinand Marcos , about the construction of the bridge. Construction began in 1970, a year after the ordination of Mandaue as a chartered city. It was inaugurated on July 4, 1973. [2] The bridge was designed and created by Filipino engineers. In April 2013, the Mactan –Cebu Bridge Management Board renamed the bridge to "Sergio Osmeña Jr. Bridge" in honor of the former senator and Cebu Governor Sergio Osmeña Jr. , who was born in the nearby city of Cebu . To formally recognize the renaming of the bridge, on 22 January 2020, then Cebu City Representative Raul del Mar filed House Bill No. 05997 [3] and has passed Congressional approval..

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