TAGUIGCITY GENERALSITEINFORMATION Coordinates: 1433N1215E/14.55N121.083E Country: Philippines Region: NationalCapitalRegion Government: City,incorporatedDecember8,2004 Districts: 1stand2ndDistrictsofTaguigCity Barangays: 28 Officials: MayorSigfridoR.

R.Tiga ViceMayorGeorgeA.Elias SangguniangPanlungsod(CityCouncil) Councilors Area: Total47.88km2(18.5sqmi) Elevation: 16.0m(52ft); Population: Total613,343(2007) Timezone: PST(UTC+8) Neigboringmunicipalities: MuntinlupaCitytothesouth ParaaqueCitytothesouthwest PasayCitytothewest CaintaandTaytayonthenortheastand MakatiCity,Pateros,andPasigCitytothenorth Bodiesofwater: TaguigRiverAtributaryofthePasigRivercutsthroughthenorthernhalfofthemunicipality NapindanRiverAtributaryofthePasigRiverthatformsthecommonborderofTaguigwithPasigCity LagunadeBay History: TaguigwasalreadyfirmlysettledandestablishedasearlyaspreSpanishtimes,withreputedChinese settlementsevenpriortotheruleofRajahSoliman.Itwasoneoftheearliestknownterritoriestobe Christianized,andwasestablishedasaseparatepuebloortownintheprovinceofManilain1587. Duringthatperiod,TaguigwasaccessibleviathePasigRiver,whichwasconnectedtotwolargebodiesor water,theManilaBaywhichledtointernationalwaters,andtheLagunadeBay,aninlandlake.The townslivelihoodwasprimarilybasedonfishing,thoughtheyhadagriculturalareasforcultivatingtheir ownricesupply.DuringtheAmericancolonialperiod,theUSgovernmentacquiredpropertyinTaguigfor militarypurposesanddevelopedwhatwasthenknownasFortMcKinley,whichwasoccupiedasaUS baseuntil1949.Inthatyear,FortMcKinleywasturnedovertothePhilippinegovernmentandwas subsequentlyrenamedFortBonifacio,becomingtheheadquartersofthePhilippineArmyatthetime. Today,thecityofTaguigisoneofthe17citiesandmunicipalitiesthatmakeupMetroManila,orthe NationalCapitalRegionofthePhilippines.

Barangaysandareadistribution: Areain Percent Barangays sq.km. (%) 1.Bagumbayan 3,620 7.98 2.BagongTanyag 2,170 4.78 3.UpperBicutan 1,440 3.17 4.LowerBicutan 2,350 5.18 5.MaharlikaVillage 510 1.112 6.WesternBicutan 3,550 7.82 7.SignalVillage 1,100 2.42 8.Hagonoy 1,620 3.57 9.Wawa 1,980 4.36 10.Bambang 920 2.03 11.Ususan 1,450 3.20 12.Tuktukan 310 0.68 13.Sta.Ana 220 0.48 14.Calzada 1,770 3.90 15.LigidTipas 680 1.50 16.IbayoTipas 1,560 3.44 17.Palingon 1,170 2.58 18.Napindan 2,700 5.95 FortBonifacioMilitary 16,262 35.83 Reservation TOTAL 45,382 100.00 Summaryofeconomicconditionsandinfrastructuredevelopment: TaguigisathrivingfishingcommunitylocatedonthewesternshoreofLagunadeBay.Itisanimportant residential,commercial,andindustrialcenterinMetroManila,withtheC5Highway,amajor circumferentialroadprovidingaccessbetweenthecitiesofMandaluyong,Pasig,andQuezonCitytothe north,MakatiandPasayCitytothewest/northwest,andParaaque,Muntinlupa,andLasPiastothe south.ThecitybelongstotheLagunadeBaybasin[IMPLICATIONSPLEASE].Itisalsothelocationofthe FortBonifaciodevelopment,amasterplannedcityhousingworldclasscommercialandresidentialhigh risebuildings,majorretailcenters,amodern[IFORGETWHATITSCALLED;general,district,etc.]medical hospital,andinternationalschoolsoftopcaliber.ThedevelopmentofBonifacioGlobalCity(ortheFort Bonifaciodevelopment)pavedthewayfortheincorporationofTaguigintocityhoodin2004. Demographics: Taguigisexperiencingrapidgrowth,primarilyduetoimmigrationfromotherareasofthePhilippines. Overthelasttenyears,Taguighassustainedanannualgrowthrateof7%,muchhigherthanneighboring Makati(2%)orevenMetroManilaasawhole(3.5%).Withacomparativelylowpopulationdensity(8,000 persons/sq.km.versusManilas12,500),thereismorespaceforexpansion.Also,therelativecostofa homeinTaguigislowcomparedtoMakati. Homeownershipintaguigishigh(76%)butlotownershipiscomparativelylow(58%).28%ofresidentsare occupying,landforfree,reflectingtheoccurrenceofsquatting.Singledetachedhomescomprise69%of thehousingsupply.

 ThepopulationofTaguigisyoungerandlesswelleducated,andmorelikelytobeemployedinunskilled ordailywagejobsthantheMetroManliaaverage.Unemploymentislow(9%),whilegainfulemployment ishigh(80%).Itisnotablethattheonly1%ofthetotalworkforceinTaguigisnowengagedinfarming andfishing. Householdsize,ontheaverage,isat5.0members.Only43%ofhouseholdsgettheirwaterfromafaucet; therestgetitfromdeepwellandpeddlers.14%ofhouseholdshavenoelectricity.Thegarbagecollection systeminTaguigservesonly39%ofitshouseholds.Only2%ofhouseholdshaveatelephone.Only7%of householdsownavehicle.Thereisamarkedforneedforimprovementsinutilities,drinkingwatersupply, electricitysupply,garbagecollection,andtelephoneservice. TheleadingconcernsofTaguigresidentsincludeflooding,drugaddiction,unemployment,watersupply, garbagecollection,andtraffic. Geology: Taguigconsistsof2terrainunits:awesternundulatingsectionandaneasternalluvialportion,which extendsintotheLagunadeBay.[SHOWONMAP]Theundulatingtogentlyslopingterrainisunderlainby agentlydippingsequenceofpyroclasticrocks,madeupoftuffs,tuffaceoussandstones,conglomerates belongingtotheGuadalupeformation.Taguighastwomajorgeologicformations,namelytheQuaternary Alluvial(QA1)whichiscomprisedofdetritaldepositsmostlysilt,sandandgravel;andtheGuadalupe formation(GF)ofwhichtheuppermember(DilimanTuff)isthintomediumbedded,finegrained,vitric tuffsandweldedvolcanicbrecciaswithsubordinateamountsoftuffaceous,finetomediumgrained sandstone. Geomorphology: TherearefivemaintypesofsoilsfoundinTaguig: BayClayLoam,whichisdarkbrownincolorandhasfinegranuleswhichisfriablewhendry,butvery stickywhenwet;GuadalupeClayLoam,nearlyblackincolorandcoarseintexture.Itisgranulartocoddy whendry,andveryfinestickywhenwet;MarikinaClayLoam,brownandfriable;QuinquaFineSandy Loam;andUnmodifiedSoil.ThesiteischaracterizedbyGuadalupeClayLoam. Physiography: AnextensiveportionofTaguigcoveringtheformerMilitaryCampofFortBonifacio,includingthesite,is composedofundulatinglowgradedtuff.Ontheotherhand,anareaborderedbyPateros,Pasigand LagunadeBayismadeofbroadalluvialdeposits,whilethesmallestsouthwesternportiontowards Muntinlupaismainlycomposedofminoralluvialdeposits. Topography,elevation,andslope: AboutsixtyfivepercentofthelandinTaguigislevelwhiletherestmaybecharacterizedasrollingtohilly. Surfaceelevationrangesfrom010metersabovethemeansealevelonthecoastalplainsand2070 metersonthehills.

CategorySlope Description A B C D 02% Leveltonearlylevel 25% Gentlyslopingto gentlyundulating 58% Undulatingtogently rolling 815% Gentlyrollingto rolling

Waterresourcescharacteristics: SurfaceWater: TaguighastwomajorriversthatfeedLagunadeBay:theTaguigRiver,andtheNapindanChannel. TheNapindanRivernormallyflowsfromLagunadeBaytothePasigRiver,butcanalsoflowinthe oppositedirection,dependingontheriveritself,thewatertableinthelake,thetidalstageinManilaBay, andtheannualevaporationfromthelake. AccordingtodatafromLagunaLakeDevelopmentAuthority(LLDA),thelakehasatotalareaof90,000 hectareswithanaveragedepthof2.8m.Aquaculturecoversaround15,000hectares,10,000forfishpens and5,000forfishcages. Groundwater: Taguigissituatedwithinagroundwaterbasincontainingseveralconnectedandinterrelatedaquifers composedoftuffaceoussandstoneandconglomeratesbelongingtotheGuadalupeFormation.Its thicknessisapproximately1,300to1,200meters. Almost2000wellshavebeendrilledintheaquifersoftheGuadalupeFormationforthecommercialand residentialuserssomeofwhichgoasdeepas300meters.Basedonafeasibiltystudyforthebulkwater supplyconductedthroughMWSSin1996,locationsofwellfieldswithinTaguigareindicatedinthefigure below. Waterquality: AwaterqualitymonitoringconductedinJanuary1999bySeastems,Inc.fortheFortBonifacioGlobalCity indicatedveryhighcoliformlevelsof24,000MPN/100mlinthetwostationsobserved.Thevalues obtainedexceededtheDENRstandardsof5,000MPN/100mlforclassCwaters.Thehighfiguresarean indicationofwastewaterintrusioncomingfromdomesticsourcesdischargingsewerage.[NONEEDFOR THETABLE?] Atmosphericcharacteristics: BasedondatagatheredfromthenearestPAGASAstationatNAIA,thefollowingprovidesclimatological datafortheperiodfrom19501995. Climate: TheclimateofTaguigisclassifiedasType1dependingonrainfallpattern.Itischaracterizedbytwo pronouncedseasons:rainyseasonfromMaytoOctober,anddryseasonfromJanuarytoApril.Rainfall dropsto1030mm/month.Ingeneral,MetroManilaisdirectlyinfluencedbyanaverageof2to3tropical cyclonesperyear. Rainfall: ThePAGASAstationrecordedanannualrainfallamountof1,149.2withatotalof113rainydaysbetween theyears19611995.TherainymonthsofMayOctoberindicatedmonthlyrainydaysof120ofwhich

themonthofJulyrecordedthehighestat20.Thehighestamountofrainfallfortheperiod19491995was 427.4mmrecordedinFebruary1,1962.