Taguig City, Metro Manila Etymology
- Jack Maico
- Jul 23
- 3 min read
The name of the city was derived from taga-giik, the Tagalog word for rice threshers. In the 1570s, the male citizens of the town, who numbered about 800, were good at threshing rice after harvest. Hence, they were referred to as "mga taga-giik" and the settlement as "pook ng mga taga-giik" (transl. place of the rice threshers). Spanish friar Fray Alonso de Alvarado, together with conquistador Ruy López de Villalobos, who crossed the Pasig River to reach the city's present site in 1571, found "taga-giik" difficult to pronounce. "Tagui-ig" was later shortened to its current form "Taguig".
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Church in town: 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐞 - 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐠 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
The Minor Basilica and Archdiocesan Shrine Parish of Saint Anne, commonly known as Santa Ana Church, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located in Barangay Santa Ana, Taguig, Philippines. It is under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Pasig. The church is situated next to the Taguig River and across Plaza Quezon, where the statue of Manuel L. Quezon was erected during his tenure as President of the Philippines. Saint Anne is the patroness of the church.
In 1571, the Spaniards subjugated mainland Luzon, including Taguig, through the Legazpi expedition. Between the years 1582 and 1583, Taguig became part of the Encomienda del Tondo and was under the headship of an Alcalde Mayor, Captain Vergara. Taguig was eventually established as a separate town in 1587 and was declared a parish with St. Anne as its chosen patroness. Augustinian friars Diego Alvarez and his assistant, Diego de Avila, were assigned to begin religious activities in Taguig.
The first concrete church for use of the faithful was built by Hernando Guerrero in 1609; however, the 1645 Luzon earthquake caused it considerable damage. In 1848, Andres Diaz began the construction of a new church complex; this, too, unfortunately, was destroyed by the tremor of 1882. To continue administering to the spiritual needs of the faithful, a makeshift church was used until the construction of a permanent one.
Construction of the present church started during the term of Patricio Martin in 1883. He, however, did not see its completion due to his early death. His successor, Guillermo Diaz, continued with the project and saw its eventual completion.
During the early American Period, secular priests of the Archdiocese of Manila succeeded the Augustinian Friars in Taguig. The first of these was Silbino Labao of Tipas. He was followed by Vicente Estacio of Tipas, who oversaw the installation of the church's sawali ceiling. Gerardo Maximo completed the rehabilitation of the church. More improvements in the edifice were undertaken by Augurio Juta and Emmanuel Sunga in preparation for the parish's 400th anniversary in 1987.
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
Taguig was one of the earliest known territories of the Provincia de Tondo, which became the Provincia de Maynila and was Christianized when the Spaniards succeeded in subjugating mainland Luzon through the Legazpi expedition in 1571.
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐠:
- The Mind Museum
- Metropolitan Museum of Manila
- Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
- Libingan ng mga Bayani
- The Minor Basilica and Archdiocesan Shrine Parish of Saint Anne
- Venice Grand Mall
- Bonifacio High Street
- SM Aura Premier
- Market! Market!
- Fort Bonifacio
- Wetpark Adventure Lagoon
- Track 30th
- The Philippine Army Museum
- San Pedro Calungsod Chapel
- St. Michael the Archangel Parish
- Terra Park 28th Street
𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐠:
- None in the list
𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐲 𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐠:
- Bayani Agbayani (Pinoy actor/comedian)
- Bea Alonzo (Pinay actress)
- Boom Gonzalez (Sportscaster and host)
- Dina Bonnevie (Pinay actress)
- KC Concepcion (Pinay actress, singer, and model)
- Lucita Soriano (actress)
- Michael V (actor/comedian)
- Precious Lara Quigaman (actress/model)
- Katrina Dimaranan (actress/model)
- Richard Yap (actor/recording artist)
- Skusta Clee (rapper/singer-songwriter)
- Solenn Heusaff (actress, singer, and model)
- Alan Peter Cayetano (Filipino Senator)
- George Elias (Filipino politician)
- Pia Cayetano ((Filipino Senator)
- Carlos Yulo (Gymnast/Olympic Gold Medalist)
- James Yap (PBA player, Rain or Shine Elastopainters)
- James Younghusband (Pinoy footballer)
- Phil Younghusband (Pinoy footballer)
- Felix Manalo ( founder of Iglesia ni Cristo)
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