Legislative district of Taguig City
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The Legislative district of Taguig City is the representation of the Second Councilor District of the City
Cities of the Philippines
A city is a tier of local government in the Philippines. All Philippine cities are chartered cities, whose existence as corporate and administrative entities is governed by their own specific charters in addition to the Local Government Code of 1991, which specifies the administrative structure...

 of Taguig
Taguig City
Taguig is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. From a thriving fishing community along the shores of Laguna de Bay, it is now an important residential, commercial and industrial center...

 in the Philippine House of Representatives. It was established under Republic Act No. 8487 on February 11, 1998, which converted Taguig into a highly-urbanized city, but it did not take effect until December 8, 2004. It first elected its representative in the 2007 general elections
Philippine general election, 2007
Legislative and local elections were held in the Philippines on May 14, 2007. Positions contested included half the seats in the Senate, which are elected for six-year terms, and all the seats in the House of Representatives, who were elected for three-year terms...

. Prior to its creation, it was part of the legislative district
Legislative districts of the Philippines
The Legislative districts of the Philippines are the division are the representations of the Philippines' provinces and cities in the House of Representatives. The first composition of legislative districts were enshrined in the Ordinance appended to the Constitution...

 of Pateros-Taguig.

Lone District

  • Barangay
    Barangay
    A barangay is the smallest administrative division in the Philippines and is the native Filipino term for a village, district or ward...

    s
    : Central Bicutan, Central Signal Village, Fort Bonifacio
    Fort Bonifacio
    Fort Bonifacio is a highly urbanized district in Taguig City, Metro Manila, Philippines. The district is named after the main Philippine Army camp in Metro Manila, Fort Andres Bonifacio, which in turn was named after the famous Philippine revolutionary hero Andres Bonifacio...

    , Katuparan, Maharlika Village, North Daang Hari, North Signal Village, Pinagsama, South Daang Hari, South Signal Village, Tanyag, Upper Bicutan, Western Bicutan
  • Area: 8.86 km²
  • Population (2007): 354,559
    Period Representative
    14th Congress
    14th Congress of the Philippines
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    2007–2010
    Henry M. Dueñas, Jr.
    Henry Duenas, Jr.
    Henry Duenas Jr. is a Filipino politician. He served member of Philippine House of Representatives representing the District of Taguig City from 2007 to his replacement by Angelito Reyes on February 28, 2010...

    Angelito P. Reyes
    15th Congress
    15th Congress of the Philippines
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    2010–2013
    Sigfrido R. Tiñga
    Sigfrido R. Tiñga
    Sigfrido "Freddie" Rodriguez Tiñga is a Filipino politician currently representing Taguig City in the House of Representatives. Prior to his election in the Congress, he first served as the mayor of the same city from 2001 to 2010. He is the son of Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante...


Replaced Henry M. Dueñas, Jr. (Lakas-Kampi-CMD
Lakas-Kampi-CMD
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) as per House Electoral Tribunal decision on February 28, 2010.
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