Taguig City Mayor Ma. Laarni "Lani" Cayetano
The table below is a comparison of budget allocations on 2010 (former Mayor Freddie Tinga's administration) and the present year under Mayor Lani Cayetano.
Atty. Darwin Icay, spokesperson of Mayor Cayetano, said this year's budget is P3.7 billion.
Among the members of the city council who approved the 2011 City Budget are the following:
1. AP Bartolome
2. Erwin Manalili
3. Jimmy Labampa
4. Gigi Valenzuela-De Mesa
5. Edwin "Jojo" Eron
6. Gamie San Pedro
7. Carlito Ogalinola
8. Rick Jordan
9. Ding Dong Santos (Association of Barangay Chairs president-sectoral representative)
Those who did not approve the proposed budget are the following:
1. Ronette O. Franco
2. Rodil C. Marcelino
3. Baltazar T. Mariategue
4. Roderick Carlos Papa
5. Estela A. Gasgonia
6. Michelle Anne B. Gonzales
7. Jeffrey B. Morales
8. Milagros F. Valencia
What is striking is that all the 17 members of Taguig City Council, including the nine who approved the budget, are from Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig, the political party of defeated candidate former Supreme Court Associate Justice Dante Tinga.
Mayor Lani Cayetano is the wife of the Senator Allan Peter Cayetano.
2011 Budget | 2011 | 2010 | % Change |
Scholarships | 100,000,000 | 5,000,000 | (+) 95% |
Taguig City Hospital | 125,000,000 | no data | --- |
Taguig City University | 125,000,000 | 50,000,000 | (+) 60% |
Various infrastructure projects, including a new hospital | 570,000,000 | no data | --- |
Medicines | 75,000,000 | 28,000,000 | (+) 63% |
PUP | 2,650,000 | 650,000 | (+) 76% |
TUP | 2,000,000 | 0 | (+) 100% |
Office of the Mayor | 443,906,304 | 676,406,651 | (-) 34% |
2011 | 2010 | % Change | |
Social services | 894,212,331 | 634,253,920.38 | (+) 29% |
Economic services | 823,451,202 | 607,408,057.34 | (+) 26% |