Dante Tiñga

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Dante O. Tiñga
Chairman of the Development Bank of the Philippines
Acting
Assumed office
December 22, 2022
Appointed byBongbong Marcos
PresidentEmmanuel G. Herbosa
Preceded byAlberto Romulo
154th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
July 4, 2003 – May 10, 2009
Appointed byGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byVicente V. Mendoza
Succeeded byRoberto A. Abad
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Taguig–Pateros
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998
Preceded byDistrict created
Succeeded byAlan Peter Cayetano
Dean of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Law
In office
2001–2003
Dean of the University of the East College of Law
In office
2017–2018
(Interim)
Preceded byWilliard Riano
Succeeded byViviana Paguirigan
In office
April 1, 1989 – May 1, 1993
Preceded byCeledonio Tiongson
Succeeded byArtemio Tuquero
Personal details
Born (1939-05-11) May 11, 1939 (age 84)
Taguig, Rizal, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political partySilbi (2021–present)
Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig (2009–present)
Other political
affiliations
PDP–Laban (until 2009)
Spouse
Ma. Asuncion Rodriguez
(died 1996)
[1]
Alma materUniversity of the East (LLB)
University of California, Berkeley (LLM)

Dante Osorio Tiñga (born May 11, 1939)[2][3] is a Filipino politician and jurist who has served as the acting chairman of the Development Bank of the Philippines since 2022. He served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2003 to 2009.

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In 1960, Tiñga obtained his law degree at the University of the East College of Law, where he also served as dean of the college from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2017 to 2018. Tiñga earned his Master of Laws degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1970. From 1987 to 1998, Tiñga served as a three-term congressman representing the Taguig-Pateros district. From 2001 until his appointment to the Supreme Court, he was the first dean of the College of Law of the Polytechnic University of the Philippines. Justice Tiñga also maintained an extensive private practice prior to his elevation to the Court.

He is the father of Sigfrido Tiñga, who served as a Taguig city mayor and representative, and Rica Tiñga, a former Taguig councilor and 2013 mayoralty candidate.

Tiñga ran for mayor of Taguig in 1998 and 2010, but lost to Ricardo Papa and Lani Cayetano, respectively. Lost in a slim margin, he filed an electoral protest over the results of the 2010 election but it was later dismissed.[4][5]

Tiñga sought a congressional comeback in the 2022 elections, this time as the first nominee of the newly-created Silbi Partylist.[6] However, the partylist failed to secure at least one seat.[7]

On December 9, 2022, Tiñga was appointed as the acting chairman and member of the board of directors of the Development Bank of the Philippines.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Salterio, Leah (February 23, 2007). "A real Mano Po story". The Philippine Star. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  2. ^ Congress (1987- ), Philippines (1988). "The Philippine Congress, 1987–1992".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Catu, Toni (2006). "Freddie Tinga – Mr. Forward". AnimoMagazine. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  4. ^ Uy, Jocelyn (October 5, 2012). "Comelec junks Tiñga poll protest vs Lani Cayetano". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "SC dismisses Tinga's 'moot' 2010 protest vs Cayetano". Rappler. July 2, 2013. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  6. ^ "Know your candidate: Silbi party-list aims to improve workers' situation if elected in 2022 polls". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Halalan 2022 Philippine Election Results".
  8. ^ "PBBM appoints former SC Justice Tinga as DBP acting chair". Office of the Press Secretary. December 23, 2022. Retrieved January 2, 2023.

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Academic offices
Preceded by
Celedonio Tiongson
Dean of the University of the East College of Law
1989–1993
Succeeded by
Artemio Tuquero
Preceded by
Willard Riano
Dean of the University of the East College of Law
(interim)

2017–2018
Succeeded by
Viviana Paguirigan
House of Representatives of the Philippines
New district Representative of Taguig-Pateros
1987–1998
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by
Vicente V. Mendoza
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
2003–2009
Succeeded by
Other offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Development Bank of the Philippines
2022–present
Incumbent