# Mayor of Taguig

The City Mayor of Taguig (Filipino: Punong Lungsod ng Tagig) is the head of the executive branch of the Taguig city government. The mayor holds office at the Taguig City Hall. Like all local government heads in the Philippines, the mayor is elected via popular vote, and may not be elected for a fourth consecutive term (although the former mayor may return to office after an interval of one term). In case of death, resignation or incapacity, the vice mayor becomes the mayor. The city mayor is restricted to three consecutive terms, totaling nine years, although a mayor can be elected again after an interruption of one term. Lani Cayetano of Nacionalista Party is the incumbent since 2022.

## History

From the start, Taguig has its own chieftain, Lakan named Juan Basi who fought his life against the Spaniard along with Agustin de Legaspi, a nephew of Lakan Dula and son-in-law of the Sultan of Brunei during the Magat Salamat uprising in 1587–1588. But since the year 1584, a non-resident vicar from the Augustinian order named P. Melchor de Ribera was assigned to convert to Christianity the natives of the town.
In 1587, according to P. Gaspar San Agustin, Taguig was once again accepted in the list of "Augustinian Chapter" in a meeting held on April 4, 1587 through "Tomamos de nuevo la casa de Tagui, con voto".
From 1856 to 1897, Taguig, then a municipality of the province of Manila (previously Tondo until 1859), was headed by the capitan municipal as its chief executive. Following the Philippine Declaration of Independence, the position was replaced by the Pangulo ng Bayan (transl. Municipal President), which was solely held by Baltazar Capistrano from 1898 to 1899. In 1901, the year when Taguig became part of the newly established province of Rizal, the chief executive was named mayor, which was first held by Feliciano Pagkalinawan. Despite merging with Pateros from 1903 to 1909, both municipalities had different leaders, respectively.

## List

| Name | Deputy (later Vice Mayor) | Term Began | Term Ended |
| Capitan Municipal de Taguig ||||
| Domingo Franco | | 1856 | 1857 |
| Vicente Azores | | 1857 | 1858 |
| Juan B. Labao | | 1859 | 1860 |
| Domingo Guevarra | | 1860 | 1861 |
| Venancio Sandoval | | 1861 | 1862 |
| Leandro Labao | | 1862 | 1863 |
| Salvador Esguerra | | 1863 | 1864 |
| Tomas Cruz | | 1865 | 1866 |
| Ciriaco Labao | | 1867 | 1868 |
| Domingo Guerrero | | 1869 | 1870 |
| Agustin Rayos | | 1871 | 1872 |
| Leoncio Pagkalinawan | | 1873 | 1874 |
| Clemente Labao | | 1875 | 1876 |
| Clemente Labao | | 1877 | 1878 |
| Jose Natividad | | 1879 | 1880 |
| Feliciano Pagkalinawan | | 1881 | 1882 |
| Miguel Aquino | | 1887 | 1888 |
| Miguel Aquino | | 1889 | 1890 |
| Jose Natividad | | 1891 | 1892 |
| Marcos Lontoc | | 1893 | 1894 |
| Jose Natividad | | 1895 | 1897 |
| Pangulo ng Bayan ||||
| Baltazar Capistrano | | June 12, 1898 | March 16, 1899 |
| Municipal Mayor of Taguig ||||
| Feliciano Pagkalinawan | Pantaleon Franco | 1901 | 1903 |
| Felipe Rayos del Sol | Francisco de Borja (1904-1908) Lorenzo Rosales (1908-1909) Braulio Pagkalinawan (1910-1911) | 1904 | 1910 |
| Braulio Pagkalinawan | Marcelino Elias | 1911 | 1912 |
| Graciano Juta | Juan Cuevas | 1912 | 1916 |
| Jose Pagtakhan | Antero Ignacio (1916-1922) Fortunato Dinguinbayan (1922-1925) | 1916 | 1925 |
| Eusebio Santos | Ciriaco Tiñga (1925-1928) Tomas San Pedro (1928-1931) | 1925 | 1931 |
| Cleto Mastrili | Exequiel Labao | 1931 | 1934 |
| Artemio Natividad | Teotimo Cuevas (October 16, 1934 - October 15, 1937) Ciriaco Tiñga (January 1, 1938 -December 31,1940) Leocadio De Leon (January 1, 1941 - December 3, 1942) | October 16, 1934 | December 3, 1942 |
| Leocadio De Leon | | December 4, 1942 | February 17, 1945 |
| Pedro D. Cruz | Ireneo A. Cruz | July 1, 1945 | December 31, 1945 |
| Leocadio De Leon | Ciriaco Tiñga | January 9, 1946 | May 31, 1946 |
| Pedro D. Cruz | Isidro Fermin | June 1, 1946 | December 31, 1947 |
| Nicanor P. Cruz | Tiburcio Santos | January 1, 1948 | December 30, 1951 |
| Elective position (1952–present) ||||
| Bonifacio Relon | Isidro Fermin | January 1, 1952 | December 31, 1955 |
| Monico C. Tanyag | Alfonso C. Roldan (1956-1959) Augusto M. Garcia (1960-1963) Jose C. Bernie (1964-1967) Alvaro P. Villar (1968-1971) Nicanor C. Garcia (1972-1975) | January 1, 1956 | December 31, 1975 |
| No. | Name of mayor | Party | Term | Start of term | End of term | Name of Vice mayor |
| 1 | Levi B. Mariano | | 1976 | April 14, 1976 | March 25, 1986 | |
| 2 | Isidro Garcia | | 1986 | March 26, 1986 | June 30, 1987 | |
| 3 | Donato L. Estacio, Jr. (OIC) | | 1987 | December 1, 1987 | October 9, 1988 | |
| 4 | Rodolfo De Guzman | | 1988 | October 10, 1988 | June 30, 1992 | Pacifico Santos |
| 5 | Ricardo D. Papa, Jr. | PDP–Laban | 1992 | July 6, 1992 | June 30, 1995 | Daniel Castillo |
| (2) | Isidro B. Garcia | | 1995 | June 30, 1995 | August 27, 1997 | Alan Peter Cayetano |
| (5) | Ricardo D. Papa, Jr. | Lakas | 1997 | September 2, 1997 | June 30, 2001 | Alan Peter Cayetano Loida Labao-Alzona |
| 6 | Sigfrido Tiñga | Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig | 2001 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | Alan Peter Cayetano Loida Labao-Alzona |
| 6 | Sigfrido Tiñga | Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig | 2004 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | George Elias |
| 6 | Sigfrido Tiñga | Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig | 2007 | June 30, 2001 | June 30, 2010 | George Elias |
| 7 | Lani Cayetano | Nacionalista | 2010 | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | George Elias |
| 7 | Lani Cayetano | Nacionalista | 2013 | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | Ricardo Cruz Jr. |
| 7 | Lani Cayetano | Nacionalista | 2016 | June 30, 2010 | June 30, 2019 | Ricardo Cruz Jr. |
| 8 | Lino Cayetano | Nacionalista | 2019 | June 30, 2019 | June 30, 2022 | Ricardo Cruz Jr. |
| (7) | Lani Cayetano | Nacionalista | 2022 | June 30, 2022 | June 30, 2025 | Arvin Ian V. Alit |

## List of acting and appointed OIC mayors of Taguig

| Name | Term Began | Term Ended | Status |
| Acting and Appointed OIC Mayor of Taguig ||||
| Aquilino Sarmiento | February 17, 1945 | June 30, 1945 | Acting Mayor during the liberation of Taguig |
| Donato L. Estacio, Jr. | December 1, 1987 | October 9, 1988 | Appointed OIC Mayor after People Power Revolution |
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