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San Jose, Batangas

Coordinates: 13°52′38″N 121°06′18″E / 13.8772°N 121.105°E / 13.8772; 121.105
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San Jose
Municipality
Municipality of San Jose
From Top: Town Proper, Welcome Landmark
Flag of San Jose
Flag
Official seal of San Jose
Seal
Nickname: 
Egg Basket of the Philippines[1]
Map of Batangas with San Jose highlighted
Map of Batangas with San Jose highlighted
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San Jose is located in Philippines
San Jose
San Jose
Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°52′38″N 121°06′18″E / 13.8772°N 121.105°E / 13.8772; 121.105
CountryPhilippines
RegionCalabarzon
ProvinceBatangas
District 4th district
FoundedDecember 11, 1766
Named forSaint Joseph
Barangays33 (see Barangays)
Government
 [2]
 • TypeSangguniang Bayan
 • MayorValentino R. Patron
 • Vice MayorRenji A. Arcilla
 • RepresentativeLianda B. Bolilia
 • Municipal Council
Members
 • Electorate53,450 voters (2022)
Area
[3]
 • Total
53.29 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Elevation
191 m (627 ft)
Highest elevation
947 m (3,107 ft)
Lowest elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2020 census)[4]
 • Total
79,868
 • Density1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
 • Households
20,518
Economy
 • Income class1st municipal income class
 • Poverty incidence
9.86
% (2021)[5]
 • Revenue₱ 385.8 million (2022)
 • Assets₱ 1,191 million (2022)
 • Expenditure₱ 290.3 million (2022)
 • Liabilities₱ 118 million (2022)
Service provider
 • ElectricityBatangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2)
Time zoneUTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code
4227
PSGC
041022000
IDD : area code +63 (0)43
Native languagesTagalog
Catholic dioceseArchdiocese of Lipa
Patron saintSaint Joseph

San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose), is a municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,868 people.[4]

Etymology

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The name of San Jose originates from its previous name as a barrio: San José de Malaquing Tubig or San José de Malaking Tubig. The first part of the name comes from Spanish for its patron saint, Saint Joseph, and Fr. Jose Victoria, the parish priest of Bauan Church, under which the town once fell. The second part, Malaquing Tubig or Malaking Tubig, translates to "big river" or literally "big water" in Tagalog, referring to body of water that cuts through the area.

History

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The Aetas were the first inhabitants of the place. They started clearing some portions of the wilderness especially in areas near the riverbanks. Several groups of settlers then drove this Aetas to the hinterlands and permanently occupied the place. They named it “Malaquing Tubig” which literally translates to "big river" referring to body of water that cuts through the central portion of their early settlement.

The Spaniards then colonized the Philippines in 1565. Bauan was established in 1596 as an ecclesiastical unit administered by the Order of Saint Augustine with Malaquing Tubig as one of the barrios under its jurisdiction.

Human population of Malaquing Tubig started to grow and in 1754, Taal Volcano erupted, destroying the original Bauan. And before its actual site could have been selected, Malaking Tubig was separated from Bauan. The recognized leaders of Malaquing Tubig then petitioned to the Spanish authorities for the creation of that place as a pueblo which was granted to them on April 26, 1765.

On April 26, 1765, the barrio or sitio was renamed as San José de Malaquing Tubig by Fr. Jose Victoria, the parish priest of Bauan Church who presided a Mass there. This date is also noted as the day the residents petitioned to separate from Bauan and become an independent parish and town.

On December 11, 1766, the barrio was separated from Bauan and became a town named San Jose.[6] Ignacio de los Santos was named as its first governadorcillo circa 1767. In the new town's establishment, it originally included the land that now makes up Cuenca, which was separated to become an independent municipality in 1876 or 1877.[7][8]

Geography

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San Jose is located at 13°52′38″N 121°06′18″E / 13.8772°N 121.105°E / 13.8772; 121.105. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the municipality has a land area of 53.29 square kilometers (20.58 sq mi) [9] constituting 1.71% of the 3,119.75-square-kilometer- (1,204.54 sq mi) total area of Batangas.

San Jose is 15 kilometers (9.3 mi) from Batangas City and 90 kilometers (56 mi) from Manila. The municipality is bounded in the north and north-east by Lipa, east by Ibaan, south by Batangas City and San Pascual, and west by Cuenca and Alitagtag.

Barangays

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San Jose is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.[10] Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios.


PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2020[4] 2010[11]
041022001 Aguila 3.3% 2,664 2,364 ▴ 1.20%
041022002 Anus 1.4% 1,150 959 ▴ 1.83%
041022003 Aya 4.4% 3,548 3,181 ▴ 1.10%
041022004 Bagong Pook 1.4% 1,079 926 ▴ 1.54%
041022005 Balagtasin 4.4% 3,553 3,257 ▴ 0.87%
041022006 Balagtasin I 1.8% 1,399 1,297 ▴ 0.76%
041022007 Banaybanay I 8.0% 6,418 5,742 ▴ 1.12%
041022008 Banaybanay II 5.2% 4,135 3,679 ▴ 1.18%
041022009 Bigain I 2.9% 2,327 2,129 ▴ 0.89%
041022010 Bigain II 1.5% 1,180 1,094 ▴ 0.76%
041022011 Calansayan 5.3% 4,214 3,795 ▴ 1.05%
041022012 Dagatan 3.5% 2,822 2,385 ▴ 1.70%
041022013 Don Luis 2.4% 1,951 1,748 ▴ 1.10%
041022014 Galamay‑Amo 7.1% 5,702 4,986 ▴ 1.35%
041022015 Lalayat 3.1% 2,462 2,226 ▴ 1.01%
041022016 Lapolapo I 2.4% 1,892 1,689 ▴ 1.14%
041022017 Lapolapo II 2.9% 2,345 2,130 ▴ 0.97%
041022018 Lepute 1.0% 807 755 ▴ 0.67%
041022019 Lumil 3.9% 3,119 2,800 ▴ 1.08%
041022020 Natunuan 2.2% 1,787 1,620 ▴ 0.99%
041022021 Palanca 2.4% 1,878 1,741 ▴ 0.76%
041022022 Pinagtung‑Ulan 5.5% 4,398 3,989 ▴ 0.98%
041022023 Poblacion Barangay I 0.3% 228 278 ▾ −1.96%
041022024 Poblacion Barangay II 0.6% 491 502 ▾ −0.22%
041022025 Poblacion Barangay III 0.3% 279 318 ▾ −1.30%
041022026 Poblacion Barangay IV 0.4% 339 385 ▾ −1.26%
041022027 Sabang 2.0% 1,592 1,237 ▴ 2.55%
041022028 Salaban 2.0% 1,583 1,322 ▴ 1.82%
041022029 Santo Cristo 3.5% 2,762 2,477 ▴ 1.09%
041022030 Mojon‑Tampoy 2.9% 2,355 1,860 ▴ 2.39%
041022031 Taysan 4.6% 3,654 3,090 ▴ 1.69%
041022032 Tugtug 2.2% 1,765 1,554 ▴ 1.28%
041022033 Bigain South 1.4% 1,093 1,002 ▴ 0.87%
Total 79,868 68,517 ▴ 1.54%

Climate

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Climate data for San Jose, Batangas
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 27
(81) 		28
(82) 		30
(86) 		31
(88) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		27
(81) 		28
(82) 		28
(82) 		27
(81) 		28
(83)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 18
(64) 		18
(64) 		19
(66) 		21
(70) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		23
(73) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		21
(69)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 11
(0.4) 		13
(0.5) 		14
(0.6) 		32
(1.3) 		101
(4.0) 		142
(5.6) 		208
(8.2) 		187
(7.4) 		175
(6.9) 		131
(5.2) 		68
(2.7) 		39
(1.5) 		1,121
(44.3)
Average rainy days 5.2 5.0 7.4 11.5 19.8 23.5 27.0 25.9 25.2 23.2 15.5 8.3 197.5
Source: Meteoblue[12]

Demographics

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Population census of San Jose
YearPop.±% p.a.
1903 8,996—    
1918 11,074+1.40%
1939 12,197+0.46%
1948 14,645+2.05%
1960 18,675+2.05%
1970 24,450+2.73%
1975 25,757+1.05%
1980 28,743+2.22%
1990 38,680+3.01%
1995 43,886+2.39%
2000 51,965+3.69%
2007 61,307+2.31%
2010 68,517+4.13%
2015 76,971+2.24%
2020 79,868+0.73%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][11][14][15]

In the 2020 census, San Jose had a population of 79,868.[4] The population density was 1,500 inhabitants per square kilometer (3,900/sq mi).

Economy

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Poverty incidence of San Jose

5
10
15
20
25
30
2006
22.30
2009
11.23
2012
8.62
2015
4.22
2018
9.24
2021
9.86

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

San Jose is well known for growing good varieties of coffee, lanzones, and black pepper. It is where a great number of poultry and piggery animals are grown and sold, especially to Metro Manila, where it supplies a significant percentage of poultry products.[1] Most of the San Jose workforce is either directly or indirectly involved in farming. There are also numerous feedmill corporations within its jurisdiction which include WhiteGold, Everlast, Busilac, Wincom, New Golden Mix.

Government

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Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

List of former Municipal Executives

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Old Municipal hall

Although currently called "Mayor", the Municipal Executive of San Jose has held other names including Gobernadorcillo which means "Governor" during the Spanish Period.

  • Ignacio de los Santos (1767)
  • Juan Bautista (1768)
  • Juan Enrico (1769)
  • Juan Masilang (1770)
  • Jose Antonio (1771)
  • Luis Isidro (1772 )
  • Jose de la Cruz (1773)
  • Ignacio de Mercado (1774)
  • Domingo de los Santos (1775)
  • Juan Magonza (1776)
  • Miguel de los Santos (1777)
  • Francisco Domingo (1778)
  • Laureano Marquez (1779)
  • Policarpio Kaponpon (1780)
  • Francisco Aguila (1781)
  • Antonio Robles (1782)
  • Felipe Aguila (1783)
  • Nicolas de los Santos (1784)
  • Lorenzo Quizon (1785)
  • Agustin Aguila (1786)
  • Gabriel de Mercado (1787)
  • Pedro Umali (1788)
  • Domingo Dimaculangan (1789)
  • Lucio Hernandez (1790)
  • Bernardo Umali (1791)
  • Ignacio de la Cruz (1792)
  • Agustin de la Cruz (1793)
  • Laureano Bautista (1794)
  • Pascual Madlangbayan (1795)
  • Martin Marquez (1796)
  • Gregorio Morales (1797)
  • Andres de Leon (1798)
  • Diego Robles (1799)
  • Hilario Mandigma (1800)
  • Gregorio Leionardo (1801)
  • Victoriano Isidro (1802)
  • Pablo de los Santos (1803)
  • Fulgencio Quizon (1804)
  • Cristobal de los Santos (1805)
  • Juan Tecson (1806)
  • Nicolas Lopez (1807)
  • Jose de la Cruz (1808)
  • Mariano Tiburcio (1809)
  • Jose Bautista (1810)
  • Valentin Mercado (1811)
  • Remigio Dimaculangan (1812)
  • Tomas Quizon (1813)
  • Cosme Bautista (1814)
  • Santiago Castillo (1815)
  • Apolinario Aguila (1816)
  • Juan de la Cruz (1817)
  • Patricio Virtucio (1818)
  • Joaquin Enrico (1819)
  • Francisco Quizon (1820)
  • Juan Mercado (1821)
  • Jose Marquez (1822)
  • Martin de los Santos (1822)
  • Manuel Mercado (1823)
  • Bernabe Virtucio (1823)
  • Timoteo Tiburcio (1824)
  • Florentino Mendoza (1824)
  • Juan Mendoza (1825)
  • Hilario Aguila (1826)
  • Lucas Hernandez (1827)
  • Vicente Isidro (1828)
  • Juan Quizon (1829)
  • Carlos Mercado (1830)
  • Esteban de la Cruz (1831)
  • Bernardino Hernandez (1832)
  • Geronimo Marquez (1833)
  • Juan Marquez (1834)
  • Hilario Aguila (1835)
  • Felipe Aguila (1836)
  • Agustin Quizon (1837)
  • Vicente Bautista (1838)
  • Romualdo de Ocampo (1839)
  • Fernando de los Santos (1840)
  • Jose de Villa (1841)
  • Hilario Aguila (1842)
  • Hilario Aguila (1843)
  • Vicente Umali (1844)
  • Segundo Leonardo (1845)
  • Agaton Hernandez (1846)
  • Pedro Quizon (1847)
  • Juan Macalinga (1848)
  • Julian Mitra (1849)
  • Braulio de Luna (1850)
  • Juan Javier (1851)
  • Manuel Aguila (1852)
  • Pascual Aguila (1853)
  • Laureano Hernandez (1854)
  • Ubaldo Hernandez (1855)
  • Jose Ona y Gana (1856)
  • Antonio Magpantay (1857)
  • Manuel de Luna (1858)
  • Francisco de Luna (1859)
  • Bonifacio Robles (1860)
  • Roman Ona y Ramos (1861)
  • Pascual Aguila (1862)
  • Nicolas de Villa (1863–64)
  • Briccio Makalintal (1865–68)
  • Camilio Aguila (1869–70)
  • Baltazar Mercado (1871–72)
  • Basilio Gozos (1873–74)
  • Telesforo Hernandez (1875–76)
  • Jorge Umali (1877–78)
  • Simon Lopez (1879–80)
  • Baltazar Mercado (1881–82)
  • Andres Umali (1883–84)
  • Isidro Marquez (1885–86)
  • Remigio Aguila (1887–88)
  • Rafael de Luna (1889)
  • Ventura Aguila (1890–91)
  • Salvador Aguila (1892–94)
  • Juan Oblea (1895–1896)
  • Ambrosio Makalintal (1897–98)
  • Rafael de Luna (1899)
  • Fernando Aguila (1900)
  • Ambrosio Makalintal 1901-2
  • Agaton Marquez (1903)
  • Fernando Aguila (1904–5)
  • Roman Kalalo (1906–7)
  • Fernando Aguila (1908–9)
  • Mariano de Villa (1910–11)
  • Fernando Aguila (1912–14)
  • Manuel Makalintal (1915)
  • Fernando Aguila (1916)
  • Paterno Aguila (1917–18)
  • Vitaliano Luna (1919–21)
  • Manuel Makalintal (1922–24)
  • Daniel Luna (1925–27)
  • Jose de Villa (1928–30)
  • Fernando Aguila (1931–37)
  • Vitaliano Luna (1938–40)
  • Fernando Aguila (1941)
  • Roman Kalalo (1942)
  • Venancio Q. Remo (1943-45)
  • Timoteo Alday (1946–47)
  • Bonifacio Masilungan (1948–58)
  • Primo Vergara (1959)
  • Miguel Ambal Sr. (1960–63)
  • Leonardo Ona Sr. (1964–67)
  • Miguel Ambal Sr. (1968–72)
  • Vicente Briones Kalalo (1972–1986)
  • Edgardo Umali (1986–1987)
  • Antonio Alday (1988–1992)
  • Edgardo Umali (1992–2001)
  • Ruben Guce (2001–2010)
  • Entiquio Briones (2010–2016)
  • Valentino Patron (2016–present)

Tourism

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Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Joseph the Patriarch

The Archdiocesan Shrine of Saint Joseph the Patriarch located in the town proper is a popular Catholic pilgrimage site. It was once built with cogon and bamboo by Augustinian friars around 1788. The present structure was built on 1812 under the supervision of a botanist Fr. Manuel Blanco. It has single-aisled interior which offers an unobstructed view of the large main altar. The altar is massive, with six rounded columns encircling the image of Saint Joseph. Outside a multi-tiered belfry stands which was built in the latter part of the 19th century; a bridge offers passage to the church over the Malaquing Tubig River.

San Jose is also home to the Oblates of Saint Joseph Mission and its Minor Seminary, founded by the Saint Joseph Marello. The Oblates were the first Italian congregation to send missionaries to the Philippines. San Jose became their first foreign mission, and is the center of the Vicariate X of the Archdiocese of Lipa.

San Jose celebrates Sinuam Festival every April 25 to commemorate its founding anniversary and to thank its patron for the good performance of the main business in the town which is Poultry.

Notable personalities

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References

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  2. ^  Municipality of San Jose | (DILG)
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