Four of the top 10 elementary schools with the biggest enrollment in the National Capital Region (NCR) this year are located in Taguig.
According to Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano, a total of 190,727 students in 52 schools in Taguig enrolled in public schools as of July 26.
Citing data from the Department of Education (DepEd), Cayetano said four of the 10 biggest elementary schools in NCR are in the city.
These are EM’s Signal Village Elementary School, 8,229 enrollees (No. 3); Tenement Elementary School, 7,570 (No. 4); Kapt. Eddie Reyes Integrated School, 7,336 (No. 5); and Upper Bicutan Elementary School, 6,627 (No. 8).
A class at Upper Bicutan Elementary School (Photo from Upper Bicutan Elementary School Facebook page
Taguig Mayor Lani Cayetano talking to students on July 29 (Photo from Mayor Cayetano's Facebook account)
“Sa isang banda, bilang Mayor ng Taguig, malaki mang responsibilidad ito (On the other hand, as the Mayor of Taguig, despite that this is a big responsibility), I am very much delighted by the fact that our youth are attending schools, encouraged by our free and accessible education!” Cayetano posted on Facebook.
The mayor visited public schools on July 29 to observe the opening of classes.
She said the opening of classes went smoothly through coordination and planning with the DepEd Division of Taguig-Pateros.
The city government distributed free school supplies, toiletry kits, uniforms and shoes.