Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila Etymology
- Jack Maico
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Legend says that the city was named after the romance of a tribal couple, Manda and Luyong. Manda was the lovely daughter of a Barangay chieftain, while Luyong was a Maharlika despised by Manda's father.
As was the custom at that time, the maiden’s hand was given to whoever won a series of tribal competitions in the barangay. Luyong emerged as the victor, and the couple was eventually married, despite the objection of Manda’s father. Thereafter, the couple settled in a place that was later called Mandaluyong, a literal concoction derived from their names.
Another story says that the place was named after Luyong, a kind of tree that was abundant in the place and from which beautiful canes and home furniture were made. Still, another story says that during the Spanish regime, the place was called Madaluyong to describe its rolling terrain, which resembles giant waves of the sea. The consonant ‘n’ was later affixed by some Spanish writers, hence, the name Mandaluyong.
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Church in town: 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐫𝐢 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡
During the Spanish era, Mandaluyong was part of the province of Tondo, then Greater Manila during the Japanese occupation, and finally, Metro Manila.
In the separate works of Fathers de Huerta, Perez, and Martin y Morales, they noted that the Archbishop of Manila and the Governor General, with the concurrence of the Father Provincial of the Franciscan Order, authorized the separation of San Felipe Neri or Mandaluyong and San Juan del Monte with San Felipe Neri as Mother Parish from Sta. Ana de Sapa by a Decree Vice Royal Pastrono, dated September 15, 1863. Then, on October 30 of that same year, the parish was erected canonically, with Reverend Father Francisco Gimenez, OFM, a 29-year-old preacher, as parish priest. He finally took over the parish on December 2, 1863. It could be possible that the renovated Casa Tribunal serving as Visita and school for alphabets identified today at F. Roxas corner Castaneda was his temporary parish pending the location of a better site. In 1892, San Juan del Monte was ecclesiastically separated by San Felipe Neri, according to Engineer Artiaga.
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
However, this place is more popular for its historical significance because of the role it played during the Spanish occupation. It was in this place, where, on August 28, 1896, Andres Bonifacio issued a proclamation setting Saturday, August 29, as the date of the attack on Manila.
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