3. Legend says that the
city was named after the
romance of a tribal
couple, Manda and Luyong.
Manda was a lovely daughter
of a Barangay chieftain, while
Luyong was a Maharlika
despised by Manda’s father.
4. Mandaluyong place right in the heart of
Metro Manila, within easy access to and from
its neighboring cities, local and foreign visitors
alike will surely find Mandaluyong a truly
pleasurable and memorable place to stay.
5. Mandaluyong has
several places of interest
that tourists and visitors
can see while in the city.
These include memorials,
parks and recreation,
facilities, government
institutions, and religious
structures.
8. The EDSA Shrine is part of the Ortigas
Center, a complex of office buildings and
commercial centers that occupy large tracts of
land in portions of Quezon City, Mandaluyong
and Pasig City.
13. Asia's largest, with over 400 shops,
restaurants, theatres, amusement places,
sporting salons, specialty schools, clinics,
etc. Anchors include SM Department Store,
SM Cinemas, SM Supermarket, SM Food
Court, SM Bowling Center, Megatrade Hall,
SM Ice Skating Rink.
16. Home of Rustan's and Crossings department
stores and over 300 specialty shops. Designer clothes,
jewelry, houseware, officeware, food shops, cinemas,
etc. Zones are designed for every kind of shopper, from
the young to the connoisseur; each marked with quality
choices from a wide selection of brand name stores,
food services, hobby stops, and activities that suit the
mall’s target audience.
31. Like other Catholic churches in the
Philippines, it was run by hostile
Spanish friars. For sometime, it
was the site of bloody encounters
between Filipino revolutionaries
and Spanish soldiers.
35. Formerly San Carlos Seminary, was
made headquarters of the Japanese Imperial
Army during World War II.
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38. Former name of the Epifanio
delos Santos Avenue(EDSA). Stretching
some 54 kilometers, Highway 54
serves as a lifeline for hundreds of
thousands of Filipinos passing or doing
business in metro Manila.