Tipolo, Mandaue
| Barangay Tipolo | |
|---|---|
| Country | Philippines |
| Region |
Region VII Central Visayas |
| Province | Province of Cebu |
| District | 6th District |
| City | Mandaue City |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Govt. Unit (LGU) |
| • Barangay Captain | Hon. Restituto Villanueva |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 16,378 |
| Time zone | PST (UTC+8) |
| Postal Code | 6014 |
| Area code(s) | 32 |
The Barangay of Tipolo (Filipino: Barangay ng Tipolo, Cebuano: Barangay sa Tipolo) is a barangay in Mandaue City, Philippines.
Origin of Name
Barangay Tipolo was named after the Tipolo tree or Antipolo tree (Artocarpus blancoi). The Tipolo tree is a tree related to Breadfruit under the family Moraceae. These monstrous trees were once abundant in the area.[1]
History
Tipolo is one of the highly urbanized barangay of Mandaue City. It is one of the highest-earning barangay at the same time. Present day Tipolo credits its present-day status to its rich history.
Barangay Tipolo by far is the most historical barangay in Mandaue. Its history is tied closely with the city's history. In fact, the city of Mandaue started in Tipolo.
On 7 April 1521, Ferdinand Magellan landed and founded a settlement in the Cove of Cebu.[2] Five decades after the death of Ferdinand Magellan, Miguel López de Legazpi came back to the Philippines.[3] The year was 1565, upon reaching the Philippines, he established the country’s first dry-dock complex in the said cove.[3]
A few meters from the cove is a spring surrounded by trees of Tipolo. People from other places flock to the spring to wash their clothes and take a bath. Close to the spring and in between the Tipolo trees laid the old railway.
In the 60's San Miguel Corporation was expanding its operations in Cebu province. Mandaue was picked the location of the new brewing complex. The complex was built in Tipolo due to its strategic location. The industrial complex was started in 1964 and inaugurated on February 8, 1968. The 2.71-hectare SMC complex occupies what used to be farmlands in Tipolo. Since then the brewery has been a landmark in the barangay and in the city of Mandaue.[3] One can tell that he is close to barangay Tipolo when one sees the SMC building.
At present, not a single Tipolo tree can be found in the barangay. The spring has dried out. In the site of the spring passes a canal where the wastes from SMC flows. Above the canal is the Tipolo bridge. Connected to the bridge is a highway, M. C. Briones St., were the railway once laid.[1] The shores of Tipolo, the root of barangay Tipolo, is now gone. It was reclaimed in the late 1990s.
Geography
Tipolo is the second southernmost barangay of Mandaue. The first being Subangdaku which bounds Tipolo in the south and south-west. In the east it is bounded by The Mandaue Reclamation Area. In the north by barangay Guizo and in the north-east by Banilad, Mandaue.
Schools
- Colegio de la Inmaculada - Mandaue
- Tipolo Elementary School
- Tipolo National High School
- ACA Learning Center
- SPM Academy Inc.
- NBA Academy Inc.
References
- 1 2 "Barangay Tipolo". Mandaue City Barangay Information Sharing Network. The City of Mandaue. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ↑ "Mantawi... A Festival of History". Tourism. The City of Mandaue. Archived from the original on 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- 1 2 3 "Other Landmarks". Tourism. The City of Mandaue. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-04-22.