Before Taguig came to be, there was this settlement under the Kingdom of Tondo with a population counting 800 farmers and fishermen, believed to be mixed with Chinese settlers as revealed by archaeological artifacts like glasses, cups, porcelain plates and utensils bearing Chinese characters dug in the area.
Spain subjugated the islands in 1571, and in 1582, the Spanish rulers formally recognized the settlement as a part of the Encomienda del Tondo and placed it under the headship of an Alcalde Mayor, Captain Vergara, who ruled it up to 1583. The Christianization of the settlers was then assigned to the Agustinos in 1587. On April 25, 1587, the same year, the settlement, already known as Taguig, and comprising of nine (9) barrios, was decreed a pueblo or town of the province of Manila and placed under Kapitan Juan Basi who ruled as Alcalde until 1588. The nine barrios were Bagumbayan, Ususan, Hagonoy, Wawa, Bambang, Toctocan (now Tuktukan), Sta. Ana, Palingon, and Tipas. Down the years of Spanish occupation, Ibayo-Tipas, Napindan, and Bicutan grew to be separate and distinct barangays.
Taguig moved through history in impact political developments:
On March 29, 1900 the Americans proclaimed Taguig an independent municipality under General Order No. 40;
In 1901 it was incorporated to the newly created province of Rizal by virtue of Philippine Commission Act No. 137;
In 1903 it was merged with the towns of Muntinlupa and Pateros, with Taguig as the center of government under Philippine Commission Act No. 142;
In 1905 the Philippine Commission Act 1308 separated Pateros, Taguig and Muntinlupa but Taguig remained as the government center of the two municipalities;
In 1908 Executive Order No. 20, restored the independence of Taguig as a municipality;
In 1975 Taguig became part of Metro Manila under PD 824;
This year, 2004, the cityhood of Taguig becomes imminent with the recount of the results of its city plebiscite held in 1998.
Geography
Taguig, a first class municipality, is situated at the northwestern shore of Laguna de Bay at the upper mouth of the legendary Pasig River, also known as the Napindan Channel, through which Laguna drains its flood waters. It occupies a total land area of 33.7 sq. kilometers.
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