16 Facts About Taguig

Taguig, officially known as the City of Taguig, is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines.

Taguig became a highly urbanized city with the passage of Republic Act No 8487 in 2004.

Taguig was one of the earliest known territories to have been Christianized when the Spaniards succeeded in subjugating mainland Luzon through the Legazpi expedition in 1571.

The people of Taguig were known to have resisted both Spanish and American colonial rule.

The people of Taguig joined the revolutionary government of General Emilio Aguinaldo on August 6,1898.

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Taguig finally fell to the contingent of the First Washington Volunteer Infantry led by Col.

At the start of American occupation, Taguig was proclaimed as an independent municipality with the promulgation of General Order No 4 on March 29,1900.

On February 29,1908, Taguig was again declared an independent municipality through Executive Order No 20.

On November 7,1975, Taguig seceded from the province of Rizal to form the National Capital Region through Presidential Decree No 824.

Taguig is located on the northwestern shores of Laguna de Bay, the largest lake in the Philippines.

Meanwhile, the Court of Appeals stopped Taguig from exercising jurisdiction in the said areas in 2013.

Taguig is involved in a dispute between Pasig and Taytay, Rizal over a large area which covers Ibayo Napindan, Pinagbuhatan, and Lupang Arendra.

Taguig City is home to several prestigious international schools which provide international education to Metro Manila residents, such as the British School Manila, Everest Academy Manila, International School Manila, and Manila Japanese School, which are all located in the University Parkway of Bonifacio Global City.

Taguig has two Islamic educational institutions located in Maharlika Village—the Maharlika Bandara-Inged Integrated School and the Maharlika Village Islamic Madrasa.

Taguig is set to become the new "university city" of Metro Manila as new campuses of University of the Philippines Professional Schools and De La Salle University are located in Bonifacio Global City.

Local government of Taguig maintains relations with other cities in the Philippines.