A city fueled by its people and driven by strong and adept leadership, Taguig is built on hard work and diligence. The city’s population is one of the fastest growing in Metro Manila. In 2005, the populace was at around 580,000 with an annual growth rate of 4.45%. It’s a fortuitous cycle: people move to the city because of the opportunities while industry thrives in Taguig thanks to incentives, one of which is access to a skilled and principled workforce. Thanks to the efforts of the city government, Taguig has welcomed a new era in its labor force, peopled by educated and skilled workers and guided by enlightened offices like the Taguig Manpower Development Office and the Office of Social Welfare and Development (OSWD), which have put nearly 7,000 constituents through skills training courses, from dressmaking to food processing. The Department of Social Welfare and Development also developed the Self-Employed Assistance Program, by which the DSWD presented 130 families with capital assistance to start their own business.


Talented Taguig
Mayor Freddie Tiñga knows that his constituents can sing and dance. A part of Mayor Tiñga’s culture and development arts program, Friday Talent Nights is a weekly, citywide talent search that travels around the 18 barangays. Launched in 2004, the talent night opens doors to participants interested in the entertainment field.


Start young
From elementary school onwards, a dynamic education strategy exposes students to lesson plans and programs necessary to stay competitive in today’s global market. World-class educational programming is broadcast into classrooms while computer labs throughout Taguig’s public schools teach students computer literacy.
Encouraging the youth to pursue higher education, the OSWD awards scholarships to exemplary students. Taguig is home to several institutions of higher learning, among them: Technological University of the Philippines in Upper Taguig and Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Bagumbayan.


Melting Pot
Taguig is known as one city that is home to people from all walks of life, a culturally diverse area representing the Filipino Diaspora. Upper Taguig, home to over half of the city’s population, is also the location of Barangay Maharlika, an Islamic community specially created by presidential proclamation, and the Blue Mosque, a religious center and socio-civic meeting place for Muslims. In Taguig, peace and goodwill reigns among its citizens. No matter where one hails from or what one believes, being a Taguigeño is a bond valued by all creeds.