As it celebrates 423rd founding anniversary TAGUIG TO REPRESENT RP IN WORLD EXPO 2010
Apr 21, 2010

The people of Taguig celebrates their 423rd founding anniversary with pride, as their once sleepy town is now being recognized as one of the four emergent Philippine cities to represent the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, China.

Taguig Mayor Freddie R. Tiñga, upon the invitation of Vice President Noli de Castro, will be one of the speakers for a series of Philippine-sponsored fora themed “City Building for and with People Towards a Sustainable Future”, to be held on April 23 in Shanghai.

Mayor Tiñga will discuss the city’s experiences and best practices on “Local Development, Housing and Social Welfare and Performance-oriented Governance,” as part of the overall National Urban Development Framework for the Philippines.

Taguig City, along with Makati, Calbayog and San Fernando, La Union, was cited as an emergent city by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), for the rapid and sustainable development it has achieved during the stewardship of Tinga.

“We share this honor with our people.  More than the physical development and growth of the city, our greatest achievement is that we have rekindled civic pride in the hearts of every Taguigeño,” Tiñga said.

Taguig is now 423 years old and is considered as one of the oldest enclaves in the country.  From a town once unheard of, Taguig has grown into one of the most progressive urban centers, as it gears to become the premiere city of the Philippines in 2020.

The weeklong celebrations for Taguig’s founding anniversary kicked off last Sunday with a float parade of the Mutya ng Taguig 2010 candidates and motorcade joined by thousands of Taguig residents.

Tonight (Thursday), the city will bestow the Forward Taguig Awards to Taguig’s outstanding citizens, local government employees, and the top 20 taxpayers at the Blue Leaf Events Pavilion in McKinley Hill, Brgy. Fort Bonifacio.

The Mutya ng Taguig 2010 winners will be crowned on April 24, Saturday, in grand pageant night to be held at the newly-constructed Felino Marcelino Sports Stadium, in Brgy. Ususan.

The anniversary celebrations will culminate on April 25, Sunday, with a grand parade, to be joined by more than 10,000 players of the Taguig Basketball Association (TBA), Mutya ng Taguig 2010 winners, and city residents.

A reunion concert of “Boys in the Band”, a group of Taguig natives who became a popular band in the 1970s, and a spectacular fireworks display also at the Felino Marcelino Sports Stadium will cap the day’s festivities.