Mandurriao
Mandurriao | |
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Iloilo City District | |
| District of Mandurriao | |
 General Martin Delgado statue in front of the Casa de Emperador at the Iloilo Business Park | |
| Nickname(s): "Iloilo's New Central Business District (CBD)", "The District That Never Sleeps" | |
 Map of Iloilo City, Philippines with the District of Mandurriao in orange color. | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Western Visayas (Region VI) |
| Province | Iloilo (geographically only) |
| City | Iloilo City |
| Incorporated | July 16, 1937 (as a district of Iloilo City) |
| Barangays | 18 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Geronimo "Jerry" P. Trenas (Mayor of Iloilo City) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13.78 km2 (5.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2020 census) | |
| • Total | 62,240 |
| • Density | 4,516.69/km2 (11,698.2/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Taga-Mandurriao Mandurriaonon/Manduryawnon |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (Philippine Standard Time) |
| ZIP code | 5000 |
| Area code(s) | 33 |
| Patron saint | The Espousal of Our Lady and Saint Joseph |
| Feast day | November 26 |
| Language(s) | Hiligaynon (Ilonggo), Filipino, English |
Mandurriao, officially the District of Mandurriao (Hiligaynon/Ilonggo: Distrito sang Mandurriao), is one of the seven districts of Iloilo City, located in the Philippines. It is bounded by Molo to the south and west, City Proper to the south and east, and La Paz to the north.[1] The booming Iloilo Midtown CBD, also known as the New Iloilo Business Center or the Iloilo Business Triangle, is also located in Mandurriao which could lead the district to become the city's future face.[2]
Mandurriao is one of the major commercial areas in Iloilo City, the others being Molo, Jaro and City Proper. Alongside the Iloilo Diversion Road, also known as Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. Avenue, which passes through Mandurriao, one can see many commercial, residential, and office buildings, as well as billboards along the sides of the highway. The largest mall in Iloilo City, SM City Iloilo, is located along the Diversion Road. Also on Diversion Road are many stores and other businesses. Smallville Business Complex, along with Riverside Boardwalk, and Iloilo River Esplanade are the bustling commercial and leisure areas in the district featuring upscale restaurants, bars, nightclubs and hotels promising the emergence of a modern nightlife in Iloilo City, thereby the district is dubbed as "The District That Never Sleeps".[3]
Etymology[]
The name Mandurriao was derived from two now-defunct lakes named Mandu and Riao according to a local story. During the Spanish colonization, a group of Spanish soldiers was crossing the river. They saw some of the natives celebrating and observed something in the water and asked the name of the place. The locals, thinking that the soldiers were only asking what was happening said, “Mandu… Riao….” These were crocodiles named after the place where they came from such as: lakes of Mandu and Riao which are now gone. It formed in the minds of the people that the place was Mandurriao. Eventually, the letter “r” in Mandu-Riao was replaced with “rr”. For the Spaniards, having an “rr” in a word brought further beauty and character.[4]
History[]
Prior to being a part of Iloilo City, Mandurriao was its own municipality before being incorporated into the then-municipality of Iloilo by virtue of Act No. 719 of 1903.[5]
Mandurriao was known as the gateway to Iloilo since it housed the city's and province's main airport, Mandurriao Airport, also known as Iloilo Airport. It was built in 1937 and also served as a World War II airfield. However, in the 1990s, problems in Mandurriao Airport began to rise due to the liberalization of the Philippine aviation industry and the rise of air travel in the country. By 1995, Iloilo's provincial government and the Philippine National Government have agreed to a proposal of building a new airport outside of the city. The last flights served by the airport happened on June 13, 2007, and was eventually scheduled for privatization.
The city government views the successful privatization of this property as key to the revitalization of Iloilo City. As of April 3, 2007, 5 large Philippine real estate developers pre-qualified as bidders of the airport. These were Ayala Land, Empire East, Robinsons Land, Rockwell Land, and SM Prime. The Privatization Council set the minimum price for the 54 hectare property at ₱1.2 billion (₱2,200 per square meter). The bidding for the Mandurriao Airport was conducted on May 9, 2007. Among the pre-qualified bidders, only Robinsons Land with ₱1,089 million bid, Empire East with ₱701 million bid, and SM Prime with ₱436 million bid, had participated. On the last day of the Negotiated Sale, June 14, 2007, only Robinsons Land submitted a bid but it fell short of the required price of ₱1.2 billion, forcing the BAC to declare the Negotiated Sale a failure.
Months after battling technicalities, the bidding pushed through. Megaworld Corporation acquired the 54-hectare old Iloilo Airport site for ₱1.2 billion (roughly $2.5 million) to be developed into a mixed-use residential and commercial complex. As of 2016, the airport grounds have become Iloilo City's central business district (CBD), named as Iloilo Business Park and is now home to several luxury hotels, condominiums, and various call center companies. The APEC Finance meetings in 2015 was hosted in the Iloilo Convention Center, which occupies the former site of the airport's passenger terminal (demolished between 2012 and 2013).
The first SM Supermall in Iloilo, SM City Iloilo, was opened to the public on June 11, 1999. Other developments and businesses were also rising nearby, such as those by Ayala Land, SM Supermalls, SM Development Corporation, Gaisano Group of Companies, Florete Land, etc, transforming the district into a thriving part of the metro.
The 10-storey Iloilo Business Hotel, located at the Smallville Business Complex, the nightlife capital of Iloilo, was completed in 2007 as Mandurriao's first tallest building, kicking off a race of high-rise developments in the district. Iloilo Business Hotel was later dethroned in 2013 after the completion of a 21-storey Injap Tower Hotel in front of SM City Iloilo. In 2018, Injap Tower was overtaken as the tallest building in Mandurriao and throughout Iloilo, by its neighbor, the 18-storey SM Strata.
In 2012, the first and the original phase of Iloilo River Esplanade was opened to the public in Mandurriao. It stretches 1.2 kilometers in length from Carpenter's Bridge to Iloilo (Diversion) Bridge. The project cost ₱58.7 million and was designed by Paolo Alcazaren.
Economy[]
Iloilo City's old domestic airport, Mandurriao Airport, is located in the district, and as such takes its name from it. With the opening of Iloilo International Airport outside of the city, the old airport was converted into the Iloilo Business Park, a new business development spearheaded by Megaworld Corporation.[6] The state-of-the-art Iloilo Convention Center in the Iloilo Business Park is also a sight to behold.[7][8]
Mandurriao has the highest concentration of high-rise buildings and is the current economic core of Iloilo City along with City Proper. Besides the high structures, it has a remarkable aesthetic and reputation as the central amusement hub of the metro. Trade and commerce continue to soar in this district. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies, upscale hotels, residential towers, large malls, parks, and offices are sprouting everywhere.
Mandurriao is home to four of the largest mixed-use development townships in Iloilo City: Megaworld Corporation's 72-hectare Iloilo Business Park, Ayala Land's 32-hectare Atria Park District, SM Prime Holdings' SM Iloilo Complex, and Gaisano Group of Companies' 16-hectare Iloilo City Center. Just south of Atria Park District is Smallville Business Complex, Iloilo's nightlife capital and a popular dining and entertainment hub. These townships are adjacent to each other, resulting in the formation of a single large CBD in one area called Iloilo Midtown CBD (New Iloilo Business Center or Iloilo Business Triangle).[9]
SM City Iloilo, the largest mall in Iloilo along Diversion Road in Mandurriao, with a total gross floor area of 181,657 m2, it houses over 450 stores. The two of the tallest buildings in Iloilo are across the highway from the mall: the 21-storey Injap Tower and the 18-storey SM Strata, standing at 75 (246 ft) and 84 meters (276 ft), respectively.
The first phase of the Iloilo River Esplanade is located along the river in southern Mandurriao, across Molo district, and widely known as a recreational space for walking, jogging, open-air dining, and a venue for river water sports.
Barangays[]
The district of Mandurriao is divided into 18 barangays.
| Barangays | Population (2020) | Area (km²) | Pop. density (per km²) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abeto Mirasol Taft South (Quirino Abeto) | 1,964 | 0.54 | 3,608 |
| Airport (Tabucan Airport) | 4,851 | 1.01 | 4,793 |
| Bakhaw | 6,548 | 0.25 | 26,640 |
| Bolilao | 5,332 | 0.35 | 15,058 |
| Buhang Taft North | 1,834 | 0.33 | 5,547 |
| Calahunan | 5,072 | 1.65 | 3,078 |
| Dungon C | 3,788 | 0.95 | 3,977 |
| Guzman-Jesena | 5,523 | 0.89 | 6,209 |
| Hibao-an Norte | 2,093 | 0.88 | 2,377 |
| Hibao-an Sur | 4,673 | 2.16 | 2,161 |
| Navais | 4,527 | 1.24 | 3,642 |
| Oñate de Leon | 4,873 | 0.51 | 9,634 |
| Pale Benedicto Rizal | 3,030 | 0.35 | 8,588 |
| PHHC Block 17 | 1,777 | 0.14 | 12,961 |
| PHHC Block 22 NHA | 1,377 | 0.20 | 6,902 |
| San Rafael | 1,813 | 1.59 | 1,137 |
| Santa Rosa | 945 | 0.38 | 2,477 |
| Tabucan | 2,220 | 0.35 | 6,403 |
| Total | 62,240 | 13.78 | 4,517 |
| Source: Iloilo City (Philippines): Barangays - Population Statistics, Charts and Map (citypopulation.de) https://www.citypopulation.de/en/philippines/iloilo/ | |||
See also[]
- List of tallest buildings in Iloilo City
- Mandurriao Airport
- Iloilo Business Park
- Iloilo River Esplanade
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- Districts of Iloilo City
- Former municipalities of the Philippines