P3.7-billion budget for Taguig City in 2011 approved by the City Council

 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) 
The City Hall of Taguig

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%