Calzada, Taguig Explained

Official Name:Calzada
Other Name:Calzada Tipas
Settlement Type:Barangay
Image Blank Emblem:I Love Taguig logo.svg
Blank Emblem Type:Wordmark
Pushpin Map:Metro Manila
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Philippines
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:National Capital Region
Subdivision Type2:City
Subdivision Name2:Taguig
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:1st Legislative district of Taguig
Government Type:Barangay
Leader Title:Punong Barangay
Leader Name:Rommel "Ome" Tanyag
Established Title:Calzada Tipas
Established Date:July 15, 1971
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:28,660
Timezone:PST
Utc Offset:+8
Coordinates:14.5277°N 121.0766°W
Postal Code Type:Postal Code
Postal Code:1637
Area Code:02
Website:https://www.facebook.com/BarangayCalzadaTipas/

Calzada, also known as Calzada Tipas, is one of the 38 barangays of Taguig, Metro Manila in the Philippines.

Etymology

The barangay's original name is Calzada Tipas. The first part of the barangay's name, Calzada, comes from Spanish word for "road", symbolizing the thoroughfare that connects the old town center of Taguig with the neighboring towns of Pateros and Pasig. On the other hand, the second part, Tipas, comes from Tagalog words tinagpas or tiga-gapas, which means "to cut" or "to break", representing the traditional practice of farmers cutting through rice crops during harvest.[1]

History

Through Municipal Resolution No. 51 of the Taguig Municipal Council on July 15, 1971, the old Nayon of Tipas was divided into 4 Barrios, namely: Calzada Tipas, Palingon Tipas, Ligid Tipas, and Ibayo Tipas.[2] It was converted into barangay in 1974, by virtue of Presidential Decree No. 557.[3]

Geography

Calzada is bounded on the north by Palingon Tipas, on the east by Laguna de Bay, on the south by Santa Ana, and on the west by Tuktukan.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tipas tales worth telling. October 19, 2020. The Urban Roamer. February 4, 2024.
  2. A gift of faith, 400 years. Quadricentennial (1587-1987) St. Anne Parish Tagig, Metro Manila; commemorative book page 57, circa 1987.
  3. PD. 557. Declaring all barrios in the Philippines as barangays, and for other purposes. September 21, 1974. June 16, 2023. Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines. }