San Juan, Batangas

San Juan
Municipality

Gen. Luna Street, the town proper's main thoroughfare

Seal
Nickname(s): Bolbok
Motto: San Juan ang bayan ko, Mahal ko ito!

Map of Batangas showing the location of San Juan
San Juan

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 13°50′N 121°24′E / 13.83°N 121.4°E / 13.83; 121.4Coordinates: 13°50′N 121°24′E / 13.83°N 121.4°E / 13.83; 121.4
Country Philippines
Region CALABARZON (Region IV-A)
Province Batangas
District 4th District
Founded December 12, 1848
Barangays 42
Government[1]
 • Mayor Rodolfo H. Manalo (Liberal Party)
Area[2]
 • Total 273.4 km2 (105.6 sq mi)
Population (2015 census)[3]
 • Total 108,585
 • Density 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zone PST (UTC+8)
ZIP code 4226
Dialing code +63 (0)43
Income class 1st class; partly urban
Website www.sanjuanbatangas.gov.ph

San Juan is a first class municipality on the Philippines in the province of Batangas. It is 43 kilometres (27 mi) east of Batangas City, also the same distance south-west of Lucena City, the capital of Quezon Province, and 115 kilometres (71 mi) south of Manila. According to the 2015 census, it has a population of 108,585.[3]

Considered today as the second largest municipality (land area) in Batangas, San Juan is located at the easternmost part of Batangas province. North of San Juan is the neighboring town of Candelaria, Quezon, with Malaking River defining its geographical boundary. Tayabas Bay lies east and the hills on the eastern portion separate it from the towns of Lobo and Rosario.

Barangays

View of Tayabas Bay and the Lobo Mountain Range

San Juan is politically subdivided into 42 barangays:[2]

PSGC Barangay Population ±% p.a.
2015[3] 2010[4]
041023001 Abung 2.0% 2,119 1,947 +1.62%
041023002 Balagbag 2.3% 2,539 2,147 +3.24%
041023003 Barualte 1.5% 1,676 1,389 +3.64%
041023004 Bataan 1.8% 1,911 1,786 +1.30%
041023005 Buhay na Sapa 4.7% 5,123 3,751 +6.11%
041023006 Bulsa 2.0% 2,160 1,543 +6.61%
041023007 Calicanto 1.8% 1,957 1,908 +0.48%
041023008 Calitcalit 4.2% 4,556 4,128 +1.90%
041023009 Calubcub I 2.0% 2,206 1,794 +4.01%
041023010 Calubcub II 3.2% 3,529 3,360 +0.94%
041023011 Catmon 1.3% 1,418 1,282 +1.94%
041023012 Coloconto 0.7% 758 702 +1.47%
041023013 Escribano 3.0% 3,255 2,844 +2.60%
041023014 Hugom 1.5% 1,578 1,301 +3.74%
041023015 Imelda (Tubog) 0.9% 959 909 +1.02%
041023016 Janaojanao 1.4% 1,511 1,466 +0.58%
041023017 Laiya‑Ibabao 4.1% 4,504 3,580 +4.47%
041023018 Laiya‑Aplaya 5.5% 6,005 5,572 +1.44%
041023019 Libato 3.8% 4,107 3,997 +0.52%
041023020 Lipahan 4.0% 4,380 3,814 +2.67%
041023021 Mabalanoy 3.5% 3,834 3,155 +3.78%
041023022 Nagsaulay 2.4% 2,604 2,404 +1.53%
041023023 Maraykit 3.3% 3,574 3,060 +3.00%
041023024 Muzon 1.4% 1,539 1,497 +0.53%
041023025 Palahanan I 0.8% 841 713 +3.19%
041023026 Palahanan II 3.0% 3,234 2,954 +1.74%
041023027 Palingowak 1.5% 1,632 1,469 +2.02%
041023028 Pinagbayanan 1.4% 1,508 1,173 +4.90%
041023029 Poblacion 3.0% 3,281 3,111 +1.02%
041023030 Poctol 2.3% 2,548 2,216 +2.69%
041023031 Pulangbato 2.5% 2,767 2,391 +2.82%
041023032 Putingbuhangin 2.3% 2,491 1,872 +5.59%
041023033 Quipot 3.1% 3,328 2,517 +5.46%
041023034 Sampiro 2.9% 3,151 2,690 +3.06%
041023035 Sapangan 2.7% 2,940 2,435 +3.65%
041023036 Sico I 1.8% 1,977 1,700 +2.92%
041023037 Sico II 1.0% 1,100 934 +3.16%
041023038 Subukin 1.5% 1,635 1,444 +2.39%
041023039 Talahiban I 2.1% 2,244 2,055 +1.69%
041023040 Talahiban II 1.2% 1,301 1,261 +0.60%
041023041 Ticalan 1.7% 1,830 1,486 +4.04%
041023042 Tipaz 2.7% 2,975 2,534 +3.10%
Total 108,585 94,291 +2.72%

Demographics

Population census of San Juan
YearPop.±% p.a.
1990 67,741—    
1995 71,913+1.13%
2000 78,169+1.80%
2007 87,276+1.53%
2010 94,291+2.85%
2015 108,585+2.72%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[3][4]

The population of San Juan, Batangas, in the 2015 census was 108,585 people,[3] with a density of 400 inhabitants per square kilometre or 1,000 inhabitants per square mile.

Local government

San Juan Municipal Hall

Local officials were elected during the 2016 National and Local Elections and their term is set to expire on 2019.[1]

List of former municipal mayors

Order Name Year in Office Achievement
1 Don Esteban de Villa 1900-1905; 1916-1919 Built the town's public market
2 Don Gregorio de Villa 1905-1906; 1913-1916 Constructed the town's elementary school (Gabaldon)
3 Don Benedicto de Villa 1906-1907 Pioneered the town's sugar industry that brought prosperity to the town
4 Don Raymundo Balinos 1907-1910 Encouraged the education of the town's people
4 Don Florencio Perez 1910-1913 Built a public cemetery for the poor and the non-Catholics
5 Don Juan R. Quizon 1919-1922; 1925-1928 Constructed the municipal building and acquired the site for the town plaza
6 Don Nicolas Virrey 1922-1925
7 Don Filemon Malabanan 1928-1934 Built the water reservoir and worked for the electrification of the town
8 Don Miguel Lopez 1934-1942 Instrumental in the building of San Juan East Central School
9 Hon. Guillermo de Villa 1942-1945 Maintained peaceful relationship with the Japanese government while working secretly with the guerillas
10 Hon. Vicente Castillo 1945; 1946-1955 Built the Lawaye River Dike, and organized the town's police force
11 Hon. Jose Garcia 1956-1963 Built the Sampiro-Quipot feeder road
12 Hon. Estelito Castillo 1964-1967 Repaired municipal building, implemented the minimum wage law, and managed to acquire fire trucks from the national government
13 Hon. Vicente Lecaroz 1968-1986

Built feeder roads and bridges; responsible for the construction of additional school buildings; he also eradicated cattle-rustling

14 Hon. Abelardo de Villa 1986-1998 Electrification of barrios; built new feeder roads, new bridges and cemented road to Laiya.
15 Hon. Rodolfo H. Manalo 1998-2007; 2010–present Constructed barangay roads; beautification of San Juan; Scholarships for the San Juaneño students; Built the new town's public market
16 Hon. Danilo S. Mindanao 2007-2010

Asphalting of roads; he envisioned the cityhood of San Juan

Official seal

Economy

San Juan is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas. According to the Local Government Performance Management System 2012 of the Department of Interior and Local Government, the Financial Profile of San Juan:

San Juan is a tourist destination in the province of Batangas for its world class white-sand beaches. The tourism and aquaculture industries provide jobs and earnings to the town's people and of course, income to the town economy.

Because of its large fertile land, the town with an agricultural economy making the municipality to be one of the top suppliers of agriculture products in the province.

The town has also a coconut wine and pottery industry which it is proud of.

Tourism

Laiya Beach.
A resort in Laiya

Education

Joseph Marello Institute, founded in 1947, and Batangas Eastern Colleges, founded in 1940, are private schools that have prided themselves in producing some of the town's more successful natives.

San Juan has also a campus of Batangas State University located at Barangay Talahiban II.

Almost all barangays have their own elementary and high schools, where tuition fees are relatively low.

Despite improvements of the town's education system, parents of some students from well-off families send their children to Metro Manila for college.

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Official City/Municipal 2013 Election Results". Intramuros, Manila, Philippines: Commission on Elections (COMELEC). 11 September 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Province: BATANGAS". PSGC Interactive. Makati City, Philippines: National Statistical Coordination Board. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Region IV-A (CALABARZON)". Census of Population (2015): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). PSA. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Region IV-A (CALABARZON)". Census of Population and Housing (2010): Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay (Report). NSO. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. ↑ http://www.blgs.gov.ph
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