Taguig
Taguig (Tagalog: [taˈɡiɡ] ), officially the City of Taguig (Filipino: Lungsod ng Taguig), is a coastal city located in eastern shores of Metro Manila. It is the fifth-most populous city in the Philippines with a population of 1.2 million people.[4] The city is one of the Philippines' cultural, financial, high-tech, entertainment and media centers with significant influence on commerce, health care, research, technology, education, politics, tourism, dining, art, fashion, and sports. Taguig is also an important center for the country's international diplomacy, hosting several embassies. The city also home to the headquarters of several major multinational corporations. Taguig has the fourth largest skyline in the Philippines, with 289 high-rises, 80 of which exceed 100 m (328 ft).[6]
Taguig
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April 25, 1587
January 31, 1901[1]
December 8, 2004
November 9, 2023
38 (see Barangays)
Arvin Ian V. Alit (Nacionalista)
- Ricardo S. Cruz Jr. (1st District with Pateros) (Nacionalista)
- Amparo Maria J. Zamora (2nd District) (Nacionalista)
- Luis Jose Angel Campos Jr. (Makati's 2nd District comprising the Embo barangays) (NPC)
894,648 voters (2022)
54.048 km2 (20.868 sq mi)
13 m (43 ft)
179 m (587 ft)
−1 m (−3 ft)
1,223,595
5th
23,000/km2 (59,000/sq mi)
246,873
Taguigeño / Taguigeña
1st city income class
₱15.994 billion (2022)
₱ 40,608 million (2022)
₱ 11,880 million (2022)
₱ 20,495 million (2022)
Manila Electric Company (Meralco)
+63 (0)02
Tagalog
Philippine peso (₱)
July 26
The city is located alongside the northwestern shores of Laguna de Bay in Metro Manila, Philippines. The city is widely known for Bonifacio Global City, one of the leading financial centers of the Philippines. Originally a fishing village during the Spanish and American colonial periods, it experienced rapid growth when former military reservations were converted by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) into financial centers and mixed-use planned communities. Taguig became a highly urbanized city with the passage of Republic Act No. 8487 in 2004, which was ratified by a plebiscite.
The city covers about 54.04 square kilometers (20.86 sq mi). It is located in the southeastern portion of Metro Manila and bordered by Pasig and Pateros to the north, Makati and Mandaluyong to the northwest, Pasay and Parañaque to the west, Taytay, Rizal to the northeast and Muntinlupa to the south.
Etymology
The original farmer-fishermen of the area, about 800 in number, were good at threshing rice after harvest. Hence, they were referred to as "mga taga-giik" (Tagalog for "rice thresher") and the settlement as "pook ng mga taga-giik" (lit. transl. place of the rice threshers). Spanish friar Fray Alonso de Alvarado, together with conquistador Ruy López de Villalobos who crossed the Pasig River to reach the city's present site in 1571, found "taga-giik" difficult to pronounce. "Tagui-ig" was later shortened to its current form "Taguig".[7] It is also spelled as "Tagig" or "Tagui".
Culture
Cuisine
The food inutak, which originated from the area of Pateros, is a popular snack of the city. It is a rice cake filled with coconut milk and sugar, and baked with charcoal fire. Another popular food that originated from the city is the Tipas Hopia, which was produced by Belen Flores in her bakery at Ibayo-Tipas to compete with the hopia produced by Chinese. Production started in 1988 and it remains a popular snack for Filipino until today.[114]
