San Jose, Batangas

For the other places named "San Jose" in the Philippines, see San Jose (disambiguation).

San Jose
Municipality
Municipality of San Jose
From Top: Town Proper, Welcome Landmark
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Egg Basket of the Philippines [1]
Map of Batangas with San Jose highlighted
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San Jose Location within the Philippines
Coordinates: 13°52′38″N121°06′18″E / 13.8772°N 121.105°E / 13.8772; 121.105
Country	Philippines
Region	Calabarzon
Province	Batangas
District	4th district
Founded	December 11, 1766
Named for	Saint Joseph
Barangays	33 (see Barangays)
Government   [2]
• Type	Sangguniang Bayan
•  Mayor	Valentino R. Patron
•  Vice Mayor	Renji A. Arcilla
•  Representative	Lianda B. Bolilia
•  Municipal Council	Members Jerick P. Mercado Joseph Patrick G. Zara Juvenal A. Rodriguez Arnold D. Aguila Alex A. Mendoza Armida A. de Roxas Anabelle M. Aguila Vanessa Caroline P. Guce
•  Electorate	53,450 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
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
•  Households	20,518
Economy
•  Income class	1st municipal income class
•  Poverty incidence	9.86 % (2021) [5]
•  Revenue	₱ 280.9 million (2020)
•  Assets	₱ 906.7 million (2020)
•  Expenditure	₱ 241.3 million (2020)
•  Liabilities	₱ 129.1 million (2020)
Service provider
• Electricity	Batangas 2 Electric Cooperative (BATELEC 2)
Time zone	UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code	4227
PSGC	041022000
IDD  :  area code	+63 (0)43
Native languages	Tagalog
Catholic diocese	Archdiocese of Lipa
Patron saint	Saint Joseph

San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Tagalog : Bayan ng San Jose), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 79,868 people. ^[4]

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.

Etymology

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

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

San Jose is located at 13°52′38″N121°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.

Barangays

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

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

Population census of San Jose

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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

Main article: Sangguniang Bayan

List of former Municipal Executives

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

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

• Querube C. Makalintal – Chief Justice of The Supreme Court (1973–1976), Speaker of the Batasang Pambansa (1978–1984) and Solicitor General (1954).

References

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External links

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