Dante Osorio Tiñga (born May 11, 1939) is a

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politician and jurist. He served as an

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of the

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from 2003 to 2009.

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In 1960, Tiñga obtained his law degree at the

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, where he also served as

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of the college from 1989 to 1993 and again from 2017 to 2018. Tiñga earned his

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degree from the

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in 1970. From 1987 to 1998, Tiñga served as a three-term

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representing the Taguig-Pateros district. From 2001 until his appointment to the Supreme Court, he was the first Dean of the

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of the

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. Justice Tiñga also maintained an extensive private practice prior to his elevation to the Court. He is the father of

Sigfrido Tiñga Sigfrido "Freddie" Rodriguez Tiñga (born April 16, 1965) is a Filipino politician and businessman who is currently the founder and president of Global Electric Transport since 2014. He previously served as the representative from Taguig City ...

, who served as a

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representative and city mayor, and Rica Tiñga, a former Taguig councilor and 2013 mayoralty candidate. Tiñga ran for

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in 1998 and

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, but lost to Ricardo Papa and

Lani Cayetano Maria Laarni "Lani" Lopez Cayetano (born Maria Laarni Clariño Lopez; December 11, 1981) is a Filipina politician who is the current Mayor of Taguig from 2010 to 2019 and again since 2022. She previously served as the House of Representatives of ...

, respectively. Lost in a slim margin, he filed an electoral protest over the results of the 2010 election but it was later dismissed.

2022 Congressional bid

Tiñga sought a congressional comeback in the 2022 elections. He filed his certificate of nomination and acceptance as first nominee of the newly-created Silbi Partylist, along with former Taguig vice mayor George Elias as their third nominee. However, they failed to get at least one seat as their partylist.

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External links

Justice Dante O. Tinga (Official Supreme Court Webpage)
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