San Jose, Batangas

San Jose
Municipality
Seal
Nickname(s): Egg Basket Capital of the Philippines
Map of Batangas showing the location of 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; 121.105Coordinates: 13°52′38″N 121°06′18″E / 13.8772°N 121.105°E / 13.8772; 121.105
Country	Philippines
Region	CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province	Batangas
District	4th District
Founded	April 26, 1765
Barangays	33
Government[1]
• Mayor	Valentino Patron
Area[2]
• Total	53.29 km2 (20.58 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
• Total	76,971
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code	4227
Dialing code	+63 (0)43
Income class	1st class

San Jose is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 76,971 people.^[3]

The municipality is bounded by Lipa City in the north and north-east, the municipality of Ibaan in the east, Batangas City and municipality of San Pascual in the south, and the municipalities of Cuenca and Alitagtag in the west.

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. Most of the San Jose workforce is either directly or indirectly involved in farming. There are also numerous feedmill corporations within its jurisdiction such as WhiteGold, Everlast, Busilac, Wincom, New Golden Mix, to name a few.

San Jose Catholic Church Main Altar

The Shrine of St. Joseph the Patriarch is located in the town proper and 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 famous botanist Fr. Manuel Blanco, OSA. 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 St. 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 home to the Oblates of St. 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. San Jose is the center of the Vicariate IV of the Archdiocese of Lipa.

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

History

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

The Spaniards then colonized the Philippines. Bauan was established in 1596 as an ecclesiastical unit administered by the order of Saint Agustin 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.

Established on April 26, 1765 as the town of San José de Malaquing Tubig, it once formed part of Bauan, and in the new town's establishment, it originally included the land that now makes up the Municipality of Cuenca.

Barangays

San Jose is politically subdivided into 33 barangays.^[2]

Demographics

The population of San Jose, Batangas, in the 2015 census was 76,971 people,^[3] with a density of 1,400 inhabitants per square kilometre or 3,600 inhabitants per square mile.

List of former Municipal Executives

San Jose Town Hall

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

Notable people

• Hon. Querube C. Makalintal: Chief Justice of The Supreme Court (1973–1976), Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa (1978–1984) and Solicitor General (1954).
• Hon. Jose C. Aguila: Division Superintendent of Schools (Abra, Nueva Vizcaya, La Union, Laguna, Pampanga, Batangas and Iloilo), first Filipino principal of Ilocos Norte National High School, Military Governor of Nueva Vizcaya in 1942 (Lt. Col. in the Fil-Am Guerilla Unit, USAFFE), served as a municipal treasurer in retirement. Assigned many San Jose residents to teaching posts in the various provinces he administered as superintendent for over twenty years.^[5]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to San Jose, Batangas.

• San Jose Website
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• Philippine Census Information
•  "San José. A town of Luzon, in the Province of Batangas, Philippine Islands". New International Encyclopedia. 1905. 

	Cuenca	Lipa City
	Alitagtag		Lipa City
		San Jose
	San Pascual	Batangas City	Ibaan

Province of Batangas
Batangas (capital)
Municipalities	Agoncillo Alitagtag Balayan Balete Bauan Calaca Calatagan Cuenca Ibaan Laurel Lemery Lian Lobo Mabini Malvar Mataasnakahoy Nasugbu Padre Garcia Rosario San Jose San Juan San Luis San Nicolas San Pascual Santa Teresita Santo Tomas Taal Talisay Taysan Tingloy Tuy
Component cities	Batangas Lipa Tanauan