Hence they were referred to as ' mga taga-giik', ( Tagalog for 'rice thresher') and the settlement as ' pook ng mga taga-giik.' 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. The original farmer-fishermen of the area, about 800 in number, were good at threshing rice after harvest. The city is also divided into two legislative districts: Pateros & Taguig (which includes the Municipality of Pateros) and Taguig, for its representation in the Congress and the election of city council members. An additional 10 barangays are integrated within the city: Cembo, South Cembo, Comembo, East Rembo, West Rembo, Pembo, Rizal, and Pitogo, while the status of Post-Proper Northside and Post-Proper Southside are still unclear as it overlaps the territory of Fort Bonifacio, all of which formerly forms the Embo areas and eastern Makati. The city is politically subdivided into 28 barangays: Bagumbayan, Bambang, Calzada, Central Bicutan, Central Signal Village, Fort Bonifacio, Hagonoy, Ibayo Tipas, Katuparan, Ligid Tipas, Lower Bicutan, Maharlika Village, Napindan, New Lower Bicutan, North Daang Hari, North Signal Village, Palingon Tipas, Pinagsama, San Miguel, Santa Ana, South Daang Hari, South Signal Village, Tanyag, Tuktukan, Ususan, Upper Bicutan, Wawa, and Western Bicutan.

Taguig became a highly urbanized city with the passage of Republic Act No. Originally a fishing village during the Spanish and American colonial periods, it experienced rapid growth when former military reservations were converted by the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) into mixed-use planned communities. Located in the northwestern shores of Laguna de Bay, the city is known for Bonifacio Global City, one of the leading financial centers of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 886,722 people.

Taguig ( Tagalog: ), officially the City of Taguig ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Taguig), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in Metro Manila, Philippines.

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