The City of Tagaytay ( Filipino: Lungsod ng Tagaytay ) is a 3rd category metropolis in the state of Cavite. Philippines. Merely 55 kilometers ( 34 myocardial infarction ) off from Manila via Aguinaldo Highway. it is one of the country’s most popular tourer finishs. Tagaytay City provides a good position of the Taal Volcano. The metropolis is a popular summer tourer finish because of its cool clime due to its high height.

Legend has it that the word “Tagaytay” came from “TAGA” intending “to cut” and “ITAY” which means “Father” . A male parent and boy were said to be on a wild Sus scrofa Hunt when the animate being they were trailing turned and attacked them. As the Sus scrofa charged towards the old adult male. the boy cried “TAGA- ITAY” . The boy’s repeated cries reverberated in the vale of the ridge. Heard by the occupants. huntsmans and wood gatherers. the calls became the topic of conversation for several yearss among the people in the countryside. In clip. the topographic point where the cries came from became known as TAGAYTAY.

During the Philippine Revolution of 1896. the ridges and woods of Tagaytay became the sanctuary for revolutionists including of those from nearby states. The transition to and from towns via Tagaytay added the word “Mananagaytay” to the native’s vocabulary. It means “to crossbeam ridges” . At the eruption of the Second World War. the 11th Airborne Division of Lieutenant General William Krueger’s 8th Army airdropped military supplies and forces on the Tagaytay Ridge prior to the Liberation of Manila from the Japanese. A marker was installed in 1951 at the junction of the Manila-Canlubang-Nasugbu roads by the metropolis functionaries in coordination with the Philippine Historical Institute. Tagaytay became a hired City on June 21. 1938 when President Manuel L. Quezon signed Commonwealth Act No. 338. a measure authored by Representative Justiniano S. Montano of Cavite.

The City of Tagaytay is geographically located at the Southeastern portion and highest point of Cavite at 120?56’ latitude and 14?16’ longitude. It overlooks Manila Bay on the North. Taal Volcano and Taal Lake on the South and Laguna de Bay on the East. The entire land country of the metropolis is 6. 500 hectares ( 65 square kilometres. Tagaytay City is composed of 34 barangays. 10 of which are urban and the remainder are rural.

Vision

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We envision the City of Tagaytay to be a Resort. Retirement Haven and Character City with a authorities geared towards excellence and supported by disciplined. honest. God-centered. healthy and united community ————————————————-

Mission
We shall spread out and better our substructure thereby procuring a dynamic. safe. peaceable and healthy environment conducive for retirement. larning. athleticss and spiritual touristry. We shall endeavor for service excellence through uninterrupted larning on service betterment with accent on positive character qualities to function our people better and go forth a bequest that our household and community will be proud of. We shall promote the engagement of our stakeholders in crafting and implementing programs. plans and activities to better turn to the demands or our people. We shall be dedicated to the bar and farther enrichment of our environment. We shall endeavor for excellence in all that we do. driven strenght and good character and seek to be competitory with the best in the universe. Core Valuess