Mandaluyong is called Tiger City because of its rapid improvement in the city’s economy. The city is well developed and many of its infrastructures are owned and managed by the most successful businessmen in the country making it a bustling city with vibrant economic activities.

Major commercial districts dominate the roads in the city. To name a few there are Boni Avenue, Shaw Boulevard, Libertad-Sierra Madre, and San Francisco. Famous Malls and establishments are also found in the eastern portion of the city, namely, SM Megamall, Shangri-La, Podium, and San Miguel Corporation. 

Rising condominiums in Mandaluyong include One Gateway Place by Robinsons Land Corp which is a high-rise residential development and is located Pioneer St. corner EDSA, Brgy. Barangka Ilaya, Mandaluyong City wherein residents will enjoy close proximity to a number of shopping destinations and a hassle-free trip to their workplaces in Ortigas Center or the Makati central business district. One Shangrila Place by Shang Properties offers amenities that serves as the benchmark for the luxury residential developments in the Philippines. 

A large shopping mall known as SM Megamall is located in Ortigas. This mall has two buildings (Building A and Building B) that are interconnected with a bridge. The mall has a maximum capacity of 4 million people and occupies a land area of approximately 21 hectares.

There are public transport terminals in SM Megamall Building A which are buses that are Premium P2P and Provincial. FX/Van with routes going to Pasig, San Joaquin (Pasig), Robinson’s Galleria, Santolan and EDSA Central/ C.I.T. Another terminal can be located at Building B, FX/Van which goes to Pasig, Quiapo, Combo, Pateros and Robinson’s Galleria.

An alternative transportation terminal is in Robinson’s Galleria. There are Fx/Van’s with routes going to Antipolo, Cainta, Libis, Pasig, Binangonan, Masinag, SSS Village, Marikina Bayan and NGI in the parking lot in front of Galleria Corporate Center. Jeepneys are also found along Ortigas Avenue in front of Ortigas Avenue main entrance which travels to Jenny’s, De Castro and Rosario. All these routes are in Pasig. You can also take the Metro Rail Transit (MRT 3) stations, Shaw Boulevard, Ortigas and Boni Avenue.