Vlog

First Scene

(magvivideo si marky na nasa BGC sya (upbeat song)

(20 seconds of BGC’s Aerial shot)

“hello guys! I am here in one of the most famous places here in Taguig the Bonifacio Global City”

“In today’s video, we will delve into the history of my beloved city, Taguig City! (insert I love Taguig Pic 3 seconds only)
Join me as we try to reminisce about the past, know more about the present, and get a glimpse of the future Taguig. Let us take
you to its story as it transformed into a progressive city of today. Because with every successful story, comes an amazing and
great worth sharing.”

(5 seconds of BGC’s Aerial shot)

Second Scene

(in front of Taguig Municipal)

“As the famous tagline of the beloved city , “Think Big, Taguig”; there is no doubt that Taguigenos are thinkers – and
today we will meet one of them in Taguig’s very own Municipal Hall to know more about the deepest history of the city. My co-
tourist guide for today is an alumni of PUP Taguig, took up bachelor of Secondary education Major in Social Studies and with his
interest in history he decided to join the research team to find out more about Taguig. Let’s meet him and dive into Taguig’s
deep well of history! “

“I composed questions with the help of my colleagues which will help us explore more about the history of Taguig’ so
let’s go!”

“First Question: When did the history of Taguig began? Where did the word “Taguig” came from?” (Question flashes
on the screen with a voice over)

Answer: Okay, first question about the history of Taguig actually there’s a misconception kung mapapansin niyo yung
history ng Pilipinas kalimitan sinisimulan nila sa pagdating ng mga kastila which is dapat hindi kasi, meron tayong tinatawag na
pre-history which is also about Taguig. So, the History of Taguig started even before the Spaniards came, so meron na silang
sariling kabuhayan according to the Spanish missionaries. Ang pangunahing kabuhayan ng mga Taguigeño ay pangingisda, so
fishing community gawa na rin ng gawain ng location nito na malapit sa Laguna De Bay , so about the etymology of Taguig,
actually there are 2 yung pinakafavorite yung pinakapopular yung famous etymology is tagigilid na Tagilid na dati daw ay ang
taguig ay Lugar ng mga farmers, rice treasurers actually, then 2nd is sa bagong pananaliksik, ang huling turo ng reaserch pwede
rin nating masabi na ang Taguig ay galling sa salitang “Tawig” ibig sabihin ito ay artic word, artic tagalog word or old tagalog
Word which means piece of land nearly surrounded by water, so if we can see the strati graphical location of Taguig today is
very close at its Tawig, so kung ano man tawig man o tagigilid o tagilid we can say that Taguig is a land of agriculture, land of
blooming rich agriculture even before the Spaniards came.

Translation: “Actually there's a misconception, if you notice the history of the Philippines, they usually start with the
arrival of the Spaniards which is actually wrong. Because we have what we call pre-history. Meaning that the history of Taguig
started even before the Spaniards came, they have their own livelihood according to the Spanish missionaries. The Taguigeño's
main livelihood is fishing, the fishing community embarked its location near Laguna De Bay. About the etymology of Taguig,
there are 2 actually, the first one is the most popular which is Tagigilid or Tagilid saying that Taguig is a place of farmers or rice
treasurers actually, then the 2nd one is based on the new research, in which we can say that Taguig came from the word
"Tawig" an artic word, meaning a piece of land nearly surrounded by water, and if we study the strato graphical location of
Taguig today, it is very close to a Tawig. But whatever it is called tagigilid/ tagilid or tawig we can say that Taguig is a land of
agriculture, a land of blooming rich agriculture even before the Spaniards came.”

“Second Question: What makes Taguig distinct from all the other places in Metro Manila?”

(Question flashes on the screen with a voice over)

 Answer: Okay, for example Peros “balut capital”, pag sinabi mong Muntinlupa ang maiisip nila bilibid o kaya ang
tawag din sa Muntinlupa ay emerald city. Dito sa Taguig ang tawag natin ditto ay “probinsyudad” so probinsyudad is
combination of Two words which is probinsya and the siyudad so province not technically province but the old ways of life which
is fishing, meron tayo Napindan buhay pa rin ang fishing yung farming meron pa rin actually meron tayong urban farm sa lower
Bicutan and the people itself how they celebrate festivals so yun yung old ways, ayun sa city of course the blooming, flourishing
economic practice of Taguig like BGC with Arca south so province or old province or old ways of life then city new ways of life
combined in a city so that’s probinsyudad so kahit sabihin mong mayaman ang Taguig economically let us not forget its roots or
yung history niya buhay pa so that’s what makes Taguig very different from the other cities.

Translation: Okay, for example Pateros “balut capital”, if you say Muntinlupa they can immidiately think of Bilibid or
just call Muntinlupa an emerald city. In here, we call Taguig a "Probinsyudad" A probinsyudad is a combination of Two words
which is "probinsya" and "syudad" and when we say "province" it is not technically a province but the old ways of life. For
example in Napindan the fishing life still exists. Farming is still seen here in taguig, to be precise we have an urban farm in lower
Bicutan. Lastly, it is the people themselves that makes the nostalgic feeling of a province, how? By the way they celebrate
festivals, rituals etc. so those are what I meant by old ways. And as a "city" of course the blooming, flourishing economic
practice of Taguig like BGC with Arca south. So province means old province or the old ways of life then city signifies the new
ways of life. That's the "Probinsyudad", so even if you say Taguig is rich economically, let us not forget its roots or history is still
alive and that's what makes Taguig very different from the other cities.

“Third Question: What places in Taguig should the Filipinos visit?”

(Question flashes on the screen with a voice over)

Answer: “What places, okay siguro yung pinakauna kong irerecomend since taguig also is a place where in kasi part
of the history of taguig is history of military reservation areas so I would suggest the "Libingan ng mga bayani" so talagang
doon mo makikita some of the, some history of not only Taguig but the Philippines coastguard, heroes who fought for the
country, they can also visit the Sta.Ana church one of the oldest churches in the Philippined built in 1587, so ano na ito eh
marami ditong revolutionaty from Philippine revolution period, American war hanggang sa Japanese occupation naging
tanggulan siya, actually din ng mga Pilipino kundi ng mga kalaban so actually si Gen Aguinaldo also went to Taguig para na rin
to led the revolution. one last tuing aside from Libingan ng mga Bayani and Sta. Ana church I think yung sahihin nating Mercado
Del Lago, di man siya historical we can say na yung Mercado Del Lago kasi tourist spot na din and it embraces the fact na Taguig
is a lakeside community so makikita mo roon, napakaganda hindi lang Laguna dr Bay it's very/which is very scenic, I gues yung
tatlo ang hindi mo dapat mamiss sa Taguig”

Translation: What places, okay my first recommendation is the "Libingan ng mga Bayani" since part of the history of
Taguig is that it became a military reservation area. Right there you will see not only the history of Taguig but the Philippine
coastguards who fought for the country. Another thing is that they could visit one of the oldest church ever built in the
Philippines, The Sta. Ana Church which was constructed in the year 1587. Since Philippines was a revolutionary country, Taguig
became a stronghold during those times, from Spanish up to the Japanese, Actually Gen Aguinaldo went here to start and lead
a revolution. One last thing aside from “Libingan ng mga Bayani” and Sta. Ana church, they can visit Mercado Del Lago, not
historical but we can say that Mercado Del Lago became a tourist spot and it embraces the fact that Taguig is a lakeside
community and you will see it for yourself, it's not just the place itself but also Laguna de Bay which is very scenic, I guess those
three are the places you should not miss in Taguig.

“Fourth Question: Are there any forms of Philippine literature including fiction or nonfiction that came from Taguig?
If yes, what is it about? Was there ever a pre-colonial literature that rooted from Taguig?” (Question flashes on the screen with
a voice over)

Answer: (Pre-colonial literature? Sa ngayon wala pa tayong nakikita but siguro yung mga libro about history so about
Jose Pagtakhans book entitled " Ang Taguig at ang kasaysayan nito" Published in 1963. It was considered as the holy grail of the
history in the city of Taguig, it was written by a mayor former teacher din and siguro about the hunters the history of the
hunters are easy kasi Taguig rin is spotter ng Guerilla's especially hunters are easy, dito sila nagkaroon ng maraming miyembro
in military that book another one is also literature of history kalat kalat siya kaya kung makakita mo sa ngayon pa lang tayo
naghahanap ng history of Taguig sa fiction and non-fiction di tayo masyadong ano sa literature yung Spanish ano natin medyo
kulang pa, yung ano naman, sa ngayon kasi under research pa din yung mga archieves natin pero meron pa ring mga tala mga
Spanish documents about Taguig so sa ngayon di pa siya natatranscribe, natatranscript pero meron, so for the research for
enrichment namin para makuha yung mga literature natin because it's part of the history of the Taguig din.)

Translation: Pre-colonial literature? So far we have not seen any but maybe the books about history holds something.
Like Jose Pagtakhans' book called "The Taguig and its history" Published in 1963 which was considered as the holy grail of
history in the city of Taguig, it was written by a mayor, also a former teacher. Taguig is also a spotter of Guerillas, especially
hunters, here they recruited many members for the military movement. As of now we are still looking for the real history of
Taguig, of course we can't just rely on fiction and non-fiction. We do not know much, even the informations written in Spanish
literature are still lacking. Anyway our archieves are still under research but there are still Spanish documents about Taguig that
has not been transcribed or transcripted yet and we will continue the research to obtain the data we need for the enrichment
of the literature of our city.

Third Scene

“Since there isn’t any sufficient information about literature in Taguig, I asked sir Jomar about the famous folkore I’ve
read on my younger years. About the origin of the word “taguig” which I will be sharing to all of you, through the help of
Dramatic Structure, but first, let’s define the word Dramatic Structure.”

Fourth Scene

“According to Gustav Freytag (1863) dramatic structure is the sequence a 5-act play follows including:

First, Exposition Here, the audience learns the setting (Time/Place), characters are developed, and a conflict is
introduced)

Second, Rising action means the action of this act leads the audience to the climax.

Third, Climax, This is the turning point of the play. The climax is characterized by the highest amount of suspense.

Forth, Falling action, the falling action the story is coming to an end and any unknown details or plot twists are
revealed and wrapped up.)

Fifth, Denouement, This is the final outcome of the drama. Here the authors tone about his or her subject matter is
revealed, and sometimes a moral or lesson is learned.”

Fifth Scene

“One of the major contributions of Spaniards to us is Christianity. It became easy for them to colonize the different
places here in the Philippines by building of churches and convents.”

“So let us start at the beginning of the story, for the exposition, there was a town near a lake which was supposed to
be the next destination of the friars but was suspended due to the bad weather. Since the town was near a lake, the bad
weather causes the water to overflow covering the town.”

“Next, the rising action, the friars ordered two soldiers to visit the town despite of the flood. The two soldiers saw
that the town was already submerged in the water, but despite of that the people were still happy especially the children who
were playing in the floods.”

“Third the climax, Riding the boat, two soldiers ask boatman regarding the name ask the boatman regarding the name
of the town. Since they are in the middle of flood, the boatman initially thought that the soldiers were asking about the depth
of the flood, he answered “TAGA-LEEG!)”

“Forth the Falling action, the soldiers thanked the boatman and went back to the convent. They told the friars that
the town’s name is called “TALEEG” and that’s the reason the town was easily submerged into the water was because it is near
the lake.”

“Last the Denouement, the Bishop asked permission to the friars if they can build a church on that town but the friar
mispronounced the name and said “TAG-EEG”. When it was approved the written name was “TAGUIG” came from “TAGA-
LEEG.”
Last Scene

“To sum it all up, we’ve learned the different etymology of the word “Taguig”; the distinct quality of Taguig from the
other places in Metro Manila; the different places around Taguig and the different literature to read to know more about
Taguig.”

And that’s it for the city of Taguig! See you on our next destination!