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Taytay, officially the Municipality of Taytay (Filipino: Bayan ng Taytay; IPA: [taɪˈtaɪ]), is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 397,111 people. It is the 2nd most populous municipality in the country, after Rodriguez, Rizal. It is also known as the Garments and Woodcrafts Capital of the Philippines.

While economically, demographically and politically qualified, plans to convert it into a city was set aside, pending social and administrative reforms in the municipality.

According to the 2022 Commission on Audit (COA) Annual Financial Report, Taytay is the seventh richest municipality in the Philippines with a total asset of ₱3.67 billion.

In 2023, the National Competitiveness Council has named Taytay as the "2nd Most Competitive Municipality (1st & 2nd Class)".

Etymology

Taytay is derived from taytáy, an archaic Tagalog word meaning "a small foot bridge made from bamboo or wooden poles".

History

Taytay was a settlement situated along the coastline of the eastern side of Laguna de Bay that formed part of the Kingdom of Namayan, also known as the Kingdom of "Sapa", which was ruled by Lakan Tagkan. The said territory is now known as the district of Santa Ana, Manila.

Upon the arrival of the Franciscan missionaries on July 2, 1578, in Manila, they proceeded to evangelize the inhabitants of Namayan and organized it into a pueblo and named it Visita Santa Ana de Sapa. It comprised the communities of Meycatmon, Calatongdongan, Dongos, Dibag, Pinacauasan, Yamagtogon, Meysapan (Pasay), Malate, Dilao (Paco), Pandacan, Quiapo, Sampaloc, San Miguel, San Juan del Monte, San Felipe Neri (Mandaluyong), San Pedro Macati, and Taytay. Thence, the district of Santa Ana de Sapa became the Franciscan's central mission station.

In 1579, Taytay was formally established as a town and Church in a symbiotic relation, i.e., it presupposes that one could not have existed without the other. A church was built out of light materials and called it "Visita de Santa Ana de Sapa". Taytay—now a larger village, a pueblo, a town—came into being, as a juridical entity as well as an actual territorial unit.

Saint John the Baptist has since been the patron of the town and the parish under the ministry of the Franciscans.

Geography

Taytay is situated in Rizal province's western portion, bounded by the grids 14° 34’ 24" north latitude and 121° 07’ 48" east longitude. Conurbanated with Metro Manila, it shares boundaries with Cainta in the Northwest, Antipolo in the North-north-east, Angono in the East-southeast and Taguig in the Southwest. The municipality is sited to East of Pasig and to the North of Laguna de Bay. It has an area of 38.80 km2 (14.98 mi2) representing 3.3% of Rizal Province's land area.

The shape of Taytay is rectangular – trapezoidal with gently hilly rolling terrain on its eastern side while relatively flat on its south-western side, including the poblacion. The municipality's highest elevation ranges from 200 to 255 meters (656 to 837 ft) which is situated along the inner north-eastern hills of Barangay Dolores, alongside the Antipolo Boundary. Its lowest points are from 5 to 20 meters (16 to 66 ft) along the southern portion of Barangay San Juan and Muzon towards Laguna Lake.

From Laguna de Bay, the Pasig River runs between Taguig, and Taytay, Rizal, before entering Pasig.

The Manggahan Floodway lessens flood conditions in Metro Manila by carrying flood waters to Laguna de Bay, but contributes to flooding of the coastal areas of Taguig, Taytay, and other towns in Laguna and Rizal along the lake.

Demographics

In the 2024 census, the population of Taytay was 397,111 people, with a density of 10,000 inhabitants per square kilometer or 26,000 inhabitants per square mile.

Government

Local government

The municipality is governed by a municipal mayor designated as its local chief executive and by a municipal council as its legislative body in accordance with the Local Government Code. The mayor, vice mayor, and the councilors are elected directly by the people through an election which is being held every three years.

Elected officials

List of government officials from June 30, 2025:

Mayor: Allan Martine S. De Leon

Vice Mayor: Jan Victor "JV" B. Cabitac

Councilors:

Joanne Marie "Joan" P. Calderon

Rulf Marius "JV" G. Valera

Ma. Elaine "Boknay" T. Leonardo

Patrick John P. Alcantara

Carizza "Cai" A. Cortez

John Tobit E. Cruz

Michell "Mitch" B. Bermundo

Kristofer Charls "Kiko" S. Esguerra

ABC President: Roseller "Rasel" Z. Valera

SK President: Lucia Marie "Iya" D. Alcantara

Seal

The Municipal seal is composed of a gold-colored single circular arc, encrypted with the word "BAYAN NG TAYTAY" at the upper part and "LALAWIGAN NG RIZAL" at the lower part.

The emblem at the center represents the town, its colors came from the Philippine Flag. The left side resembles two-crossed hammers and grills, represents the Taytay's industrious workers while right side resembles a sewing machine and a scissor represents the People of Taytay which were marked in the field of Dress-making. Conspicuously, this also represents the HaMaKa (Hamba, Makina at Kabuhayan) that Taytay is celebrating annually.

Economy

Garment industry

The town of Taytay is considered as the Garments Capital of the Philippines. Garment industry is the main economic driver of the town known for its high quality ready-to-wear (RTW) clothing. The town's garment industry and its related downstream cottage industries provide livelihood and employment opportunities to people on its villages where subcontracting among household families is a cottage industry. It has also spawned small entrepreneurial brick-and-mortar stores and online sellers among its residents. The upstream industries created is the mushrooming of textile markets, sewing machine making, and cargo and delivery.

Taytay town is now the Philippines' production hub of cheaper ready-to-wear clothes. It enabled the country to resurrect its garment industry back after decades of hiatus due to competition from countries such as Bangladesh, Cambodia, Vietnam and to a certain extent China. It is now displacing imported clothing due to its highly competitive pricing, wide array designs and quality.

Today, various shops cluster in Kalayaan park every Friday or in Club Manila East Open Space every Saturday to take the advantage of low-cost ready-made clothing.

As of 2017, there are around 10 garments center operating in Club Manila East Compound.

Wood-based industry

The smaller wood working industry is another contributor to its economy.

Infrastructure

Waste management

Taytay has a current total fleet of only ten dump trucks that regularly collect the garbage generated by its five barangays. Their capabilities can haul the average generated solid waste of 50 to 60 metric tons (49 to 59 long tons; 55 to 66 short tons) per day based on population. These are dumped 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) away in a valley area near the boundary with Antipolo north-east of the town center and adjacent to Rosario Memorial Park.

Transportation

Taytay has an existing road network with a total length of 139.666 kilometers (86.784 mi). The two main roads cutting through Taytay and serving as the main access from Metro Manila are Rizal Avenue which leads to the Poblacion and the Central Business district of the town and the Manila East Road connecting from Ortigas Avenue Extension which passes north and north-east of the town center. The roads meet at a junction just off the location of the New Taytay Public Market towards the adjacent town of Angono on its eastern boundary.

Before World War II, Taytay was also served by a railway system. Known as the Antipolo Line, this railroad line passed through Santa Mesa, Mandaluyong, Pasig, and Cainta, going all the way up to Antipolo near the Hinulugang Taktak Falls.

Communications

Communication is another major and key infrastructure component.

Education

There are two schools district offices which govern all educational institutions within the municipality. They oversee the management and operations of all private and public, from primary to secondary schools. These are the Taytay I Schools District, and Taytay II Schools District.

Notable personalities

Alice Dixson - Actress, Philippines' representative for Miss International in 1986

Toni Gonzaga-Soriano - Actress, Singer, TV Host, ("The Ultimatitan-sabay sabay Star")

Alex Gonzaga-Morada - TV Host, Vlogger, Actress, Comedian, Book Author

Rachel Daquis - Volleyball Athlete

Xyriel Manabat - Child/Teen Actress

Meg Imperial - Model, Actress

Andrea Brillantes - Child/Teen Actress, Dancer (BFF 5 of ASAP)

Jon Lucas - Teen Actor, Dancer, Rapper (former member of Hashtags of It's Showtime!)

Oliver Barbosa - Chess Grand Master

Rez Cortez - Res Septimo Cortez, better known as Rez Cortez, is a Filipino Veteran actor and assistant director

Cai Cortez - Comedian Actress

Rebecca Ynares - Former Politician, served as the Governor of Rizal Province in 2001–2004, and 2013–2022