1. Tobias Reynald Marcelo Tiangco was born on November 21,1967 and is a Filipino businessman and politician currently serving as congressman for Navotas' lone district since 2022, position he previously held from 2010 to 2019.
22 Facts About Toby Tiangco
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Toby Tiangco was born into a middle-class family on November 21,1967, in Manila.
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Toby Tiangco is the son of Restituto B Tiangco and Erlinda M Tiangco.
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Toby Tiangco's father is a second cousin of the broadcaster Mel Tiangco.
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Toby Tiangco helped his parents by working at the early age with his brother, John Rey.
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Toby Tiangco attended primary and secondary education at Xavier School in San Juan and later graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Management from Ateneo de Manila University in 1989.
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Toby Tiangco worked as the chief executive officer of Pacific Tomich Corporation.
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Toby Tiangco first sat as the vice mayor of the then-municipality of Navotas in early 1998.
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On June 30,1998, Toby Tiangco ascended as mayor due to an electoral protest against Mayor Cipriano Bautista but became vice-mayor again on February 1,1999.
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Toby Tiangco focused on the issues of garbage, and the beatification of Navotas City Hall.
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In 2007, Navotas was converted into a city, resulting in Toby Tiangco becoming the first City Mayor.
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Toby Tiangco ran for Congress unopposed and assumed office on June 30,2010, as the first representative of Navotas's at-large congressional district.
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In 2012, Toby Tiangco served as a state witness at the impeachment trial of Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona.
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Toby Tiangco joined United Nationalist Alliance and later became party president.
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Toby Tiangco ran for a third and final term in 2016 and won.
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In July 2016, Toby Tiangco left and resigned as party president of UNA over a House minority leadership row and became part of the independent minority in the House of Representatives until his term ended in 2019.
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Toby Tiangco was successful, defeating 2nd district councilor Dan Israel Ang by a wide margin.
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Toby Tiangco succeeded his younger brother, John Rey, who in turn took his vacated seat as representative for the lone district of Navotas.
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Toby Tiangco was in-charge of the Navotas city government during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Toby Tiangco donated his salary from April 2020 to the end of his term in June 2022 worth almost to families who are not part of the national government's emergency subsidy program.
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Toby Tiangco ran for Congressman and switched places with his brother John Rey in 2022 and elected in a landslide victory.
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Toby Tiangco married Michelle Romualdez Yap and together they have a son nicknamed Tommy.