Dante Tiñga

Dante Osorio Tiñga (born May 11, 1939)[1][2] is a Filipino politician and jurist. He served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2003 to 2009.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Osorio and the surname or paternal family name is Tiñga.
The Honourable
Dante O. Tiñga
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's Lone District
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
April 1, 1989 – May 1, 1993
Preceded byCeledonio Tiongson
Succeeded byArtemio Tuquero
Personal details
Born (1939-05-11) May 11, 1939
Tagig, Rizal, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Political partyKilusang Diwa ng Taguig (c. 2010)
Other political
affiliations		Silbi Partylist (since 2021)
Spouse(s)Ma. Asuncion Rodriguez-Tiñga (deceased)

Profile

In 1960, Tiñga obtained his law degree at the University of the East College of Law, serving as Dean of the university from 1989 to 1993, and again in 2014. 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.

Tiñga earned his Master of Laws degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1970.

He is the father of Sigfrido Tiñga, who served as a Taguig representative and city mayor, 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.

2022 Congressional bid

Tiñga is currently seeking a congressional comeback in the 2022 elections. He filed his certificate of nomination and acceptance as first nominee of the newly-created Silbi Partylist.[3]

References
  1. Congress (1987- ), Philippines (1988). "The Philippine Congress, 1987-1992".
  2. Catu, Toni (2006). "Freddie Tinga – Mr. Forward". AnimoMagazine. Retrieved May 16, 2021.
  3. "Know your candidate: Silbi party-list aims to improve workers' situation if elected in 2022 polls".
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