The San Jose Town Plaza

November 4th, 2022

San Jose, officially the Municipality of San Jose (Tagalog: Bayan ng San Jose), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 153,267 ^[3], representing a third of the provincial population, and is the largest among cities (excluding Puerto Princesa City) and municipalities in the Mimaropa region.

San Jose has the province’s largest commercial port and airport, the most banking, business, dining and commercial establishments in Occidental Mindoro, and has become a center of trade in the Mimaropa region.^[5] Its major local and international exports include rice, salt and processed milkfish. It was ranked 13th in “overall competitiveness” among Philippine local government units in the 2017 Cities and Municipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI).^[6]

In pre-colonial times, it was named Pandurucan by the indigenous Mangyans after the local river, before later renamed for its patron saint, St. Joseph, the husband of Mary.

Me and my friends always go to our town plaza after our classes. We love to hang out there and make a fun memories. Many people are going there just to have fun and have a food trip.

Name: Beverly D. Ancheta

Year And Section: BSIT 1H