Dante Tiñga
Filipino jurist (born 1939) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Dante O. Tiñga | |
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| Chairman of the Development Bank of the Philippines | |
Acting | |
| Assumed office December 22, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Bongbong Marcos |
| President | Emmanuel G. Herbosa |
| Preceded by | Alberto Romulo |
| 154th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office July 4, 2003 – May 10, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Vicente V. Mendoza |
| Succeeded by | Roberto A. Abad |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Taguig–Pateros | |
| In office June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1998 | |
| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Alan 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 by | Williard Riano |
| Succeeded by | Viviana Paguirigan |
| In office April 1, 1989 – May 1, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Celedonio Tiongson |
| Succeeded by | Artemio Tuquero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 11, 1939 Taguig, Rizal, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Political party | Silbi (2021–present) Kilusang Diwa ng Taguig (2009–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal (2009-2021) PDP–Laban (1987-2009) |
| Spouse |
Ma. Asuncion Rodriguez
(died 1996) |
| Alma mater | University of the East (LLB) University of California, Berkeley (LLM) |
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]
On April 25, 2024, the University of the East led by President Zosimo M. Battad, Louie Divinagracia and College of Law Dean Viviana Paguirigan, bestowed Juris Doctor upon Tiñga and Japar Dimaampao at Rizal Park Hotel Grand Ballroom.[9]
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