San Jose del Monte

City of San Jose del Monte Lungsod ng San Jose del Monte
—  Suburban city  —
Saint Joseph the Worker Parish Church
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Nickname(s): SJDM / CSJDM The First City of Bulacan, The Evergreen City
Map of Bulacan showing the location of San Jose del Monte City coordinates: 12°34' N 128° E
City of San Jose del Monte Location in the Philippines
Coordinates: 14°48′50″N 121°2′43″E / 14.81389°N 121.04528°E / 14.81389; 121.04528Coordinates: 14°48′50″N 121°2′43″E / 14.81389°N 121.04528°E / 14.81389; 121.04528
Country	Philippines
Region	Region III
Province	Bulacan
Districts	Lone District of San Jose del Monte City
Barangays	59
Founded	March 2, 1752
Cityhood	September 10, 2000
Lone Congressional District	December 18, 2003
Government
– Mayor	Reynaldo S. San Pedro (2010–2013)
– Vice Mayor	Eduardo S. Roquero, Jr. (2010–2013)
Area
– Suburban city	105.53 km2 (40.7 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (328 ft)
Population (2007)
– Suburban city	439,090
– Metro	Manila
Time zone	PST (UTC+8)
Zip code	SJDM 3023 Sapang Palay 3024
Area code(s)	Bulacan Code (044) / Manila Code (02)
Income Class	1st Class
Classification	Component City; Urban
Demonym	San Joseños
Website	www.bulacan.gov.ph/sjdm/index.php

Population Census of CSJDM
Census	Pop.		Rate
1995	201,394		—
2000	315,807		10.14%
2007	439,090		4.65%

The City of San Jose del Monte (CSJDM) (Filipino: Lungsod ng San Jose del Monte) is a first class suburban component city^[1] in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is bordered by Caloocan City and Quezon City, both in Metro Manila, in the south; by Rodriguez, Rizal in the east; Santa Maria and Marilao, both of Bulacan, in the west and Norzagaray, Bulacan in the north. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 439,090 inhabitants marking it the 19th most populated city in the Philippines.

Overview

San Jose del Monte has experienced bullish economic growth, evidenced by the presence of major commercial banks, fast food chain outlets, real estates, and wide coverage of landline and cellular phone services.

The city is being governed by Mayor Reynaldo S. San Pedro, while Vice-Mayor Eduardo S. Roquero heads the Sangguniang Panglungsod; it is represented in the House of Representatives by Congressman Arthur B. Robes.

Economy

Agriculture

Major agricultural crops are leafy vegetables, root crops (cassava as its OTOP), pineapple, mango and coffee beans.

Livestock and poultry

The major income earner of the city is large- and small-scale swine production. There are 60 commercial livestock and poultry farms in the city. The major poultry producers are RFM, Vitarich and FELDAN.

Modern "Double AA" slaughterhouse started its operation in Pakulis, Bgy. Poblacion

Trade and commerce

• The city has three major business district growth areas: Tunkong Mangga, Muzon and Sampol Market. They are in wholesale and retail trade.
• Minor business district Towerville in Minuyan Proper, Palmera in Sto. Cristo, Northgate in Sto. Cristo, Citrus, Poblacion I, Grotto in Graceville, Francisco Homes, Gumaoc and San Rafael III
• Commercial and thrift banks, pawnshop and cooperatives provide the financial requirements of the city.

Income

The city has experienced tremendous flood of revenues in the past few years. The P607,782,085.98 gross income surpassing the gross income of Meycauayan City and Malolos City (capital) reported by the city treasury office and Commission on Audit for the 2008 fiscal year represented an increase of 15.96% from the 524,135,505.09 total in 2007 three years after.

The income in 2008 has put the city at par with the major cities and municipalities in Bulacan like Meycauayan City, Malolos City, Baliuag and Santa Maria.

Social services

Housing

The city hosts four NHA resettlement projects of the national government and more than 150 residential subdivisions, including Pabahay 2000.

Health

The Ospital ng Lungsod ng San Jose del Monte, a public hospital, is managed and operated by the city government, with subsidy from the provincial government. Five rural health units and sub-centers service the immediate health care needs of the community.

Programs addressed by city health officials include campaign drives against dengue, rabies, malnutrition, and smoking in public. There is a drive for regular garbage collection.

Education

There are 128 schools offering elementary, secondary and tertiary education.

The city has now its own school division in compliance with R.A. 8797.

Bulacan State University-Sarmiento Campus. The city has a tie-up with Bulacan State University to operate a branch in San Jose del Monte.

The city has a polytechnic — Bulacan Polytechnic College commonly known as BPC — at new site in Barangay Graceville.

Social welfare

The city complies with R.A. 6972, requiring every barangay to have a daycare center; 71 daycare centers are operating in the city.

Aside from the social welfare service accessible through the local government, non-government organizations provide social services to the socially, economically and physically disadvantage sectors in the city.

Recreational facilities

• The newest addition to the city's sport facility is the COVERED COURT with a sitting capacity of 2,500. This is the venue for Monday Program of the city government as well as the other activities like conventions, seminars and concerts.
• The Cattle Creek Golf and Country Club, which is a favorite hub among retirees and business executives.

Protective services

• The 65-man police force of San Jose del Monte is reinforced by other law enforcement groups such as Bantay Bayan, barangay police, private security guards another vigilant residents pursuing vigorously peace and order.
• The city Police Station maintains eight Kabayan Action Centers manned by officers acting as supervisors providing bond between police and community.
• The fire station has five fire trucks to serve the city and other neighboring towns.

Transportation

Santrans Bus Corp. — one of the bus companies based in SJDM

The city is serviced by bus routes going to and from, among others, Sapang Palay, Baclaran district in Pasay City, Muntinlupa (Alabang), Taguig City (FTI), Makati City, Quiapo and Sta. Cruz districts in Manila, Novaliches district in Quezon City and the Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA. Jeepney routes also ply the roads between the city and neighboring cities and towns in Metro Manila and Bulacan province.

Infrastructure

Roads

San Jose del Monte's road network has a total length of 211.43 km. (except the BRMCREx). The following are the main arteries of San Jose del Monte's road network which link the 59 barangays with Metro Manila and the rest of Bulacan.

• Quirino Highway is a vital national road which stretches from the town of Norzagaray to North Caloocan City and the rest of Quezon City.
• Bocaue - San Jose Road, also called Gov. Fortunato Halili Avenue, is a vital provincial road which links the city passing through Tungkong Mangga (Tungko) via Muzon to the town of Sta. Maria, Bocaue and to the North Luzon Expressway.
• Sapang Palay Road - Sta. Maria Road links the Sapang Palay Resettlement Project to town of Sta. Maria passing through Brgy. Bulac, Brgy. Catmon & Brgy. Patag in the said town.
• San Jose - Marilao Road links the city with the municipality of Marilao and to the North Luzon Expressway. This is now a permanent full exit.
• Sapang Palay Road links the Sapang Palay Resettlement Project to Quirino Highway and in the opposite end to Sapang Palay Proper.
• Igay Road links the upper barangay to Quirino Highway and Rodriguez, Rizal (formerly town of Montalban, Rizal).
• Bulacan-Rizal-Manila-Cavite Regional Expressway is under construction. It can go to Rizal, Metro Manila, and Cavite.

Water

The bulk of the water requirement of the city is being served by the City Water District while some subdivisions have their own independent water supply system.

Power

Power distribution is being undertaken by the Manila Electric Company Meralco. The city hosts the biggest Transco (Napocor) sub-station in the country in Barangay Dulong Bayan

Telecommunications/communications

Landline telephone systems are provided by the Digitel, PLDT, BayanTel and Globelines.

Internet service is available through SmartBro, Digitel, PLDT myDSL and Globe Broadband.

Mobile telephone services are provided by Smart, Globe Telecom and Sun Cellular.

Postal codes

• 3023 San Jose del Monte City
• 3024 Sapang Palay District

Cable television providers

• SkyCable (formerly Home Cable-Bulacan)
• SPC-New World Cable TV
• Cignal Digital TV
• Dream Satellite TV

City government

Like other cities in the Philippines, San Jose del Monte is governed by a mayor and vice mayor elected to three-year terms. The mayor is the executive head and leads the city's departments in executing the city ordinances and improving public services. The vice mayor heads a legislative council consisting of 12 members 6 from District I and 6 from District II. The council is in charge of creating the city's policies.

City of San Jose del Monte, being a part of the Bulacan province, has its mayor in the city council headed the Area Integrated Development Authority (AIDA). This council formulates development plans that seeks to solve the problems and improve the conditions in the metropolis.

The city is divided into 59 barangays which handle governance in a much smaller area. These barangays are grouped into two districts and the city has Lone District where district is duly represented by a congressman in the country's House of Representatives.

The city aims to continuously provide its constituents with basic services such as social services, health services, economic services, environmental protection, tourism, peace and order, infrastructure and human resources development.

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City of San Jose del Monte seal

Current city officials (2010–2013)

Position	Name	Party
Mayor	Reynaldo S. San Pedro	Lakas-Kampi-CMD/Team Key
Vice Mayor	Eduardo S. Roquero Jr. M.D.	Lakas-Kampi-CMD/Team Key
Representative	Arthur B. Robes	Liberal/Team Key[2]
1st District
Councilors	Efren Bartolome Jr.	Liberal/K4 Team
	Janet Reyes	Lakas-Kampi-CMD/Team Key
	Allan Ray Baluyot	Liberal/K4 Team
	Glen Villano	Liberal/K4 Team
	Giovanny Capricho	Liberal/K4 Team
	Eladio Ramos	Lakas-Kampi-CMD/Team Key
2nd District
Councilors	Romeo Agapito	Liberal/K4 Team
	Eumir Samera	Liberal/K4 Team
	Benjamin Acibal Jr.	Lakas-Kampi-CMD/Team Key
	John Levi Daluz	Liberal/K4 Team
	Roger Drio	Liberal/K4 Team
	Thelma San Pedro	Liberal/K4 Team
	Ex-Officio Members
ABC President	Reynaldo Policarpio	Abante San Jose
SK President	Re-ann Mae Mendoza	Abante San Jose

^ He replace Noli Concepcion who won Barangay Captain in Muzon.

List of municipal and city mayors

Main article: List of Mayors of City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan

Municipal Mayors	Term
Eduardo V. Roquero M.D.	1988 - 1992
Reynaldo P. Villano	1988 - 1992
Eduardo V. Roquero M.D.	1995 - 2000

City Mayors	Term
Eduardo V. Roquero M.D.	2000 - 2004
Angelito M. Sarmiento	2004 - 2007
Eduardo V. Roquero M.D.[3]	2007 - 2009
Reynaldo S. San Pedro (Acting)	2009
Angelito M. Sarmiento[4][5]	2009-2010
Reynaldo S. San Pedro	2010–present

Barangays and population

San Jose del Monte City is divided into two districts for representation purposes. It is politically subdivided into 59 barangays of which 23 barangays comprise the first district while 36 for the second district.

No.	Barangay	Captain	SK Chairman (as of October 25, 2010 elections)	District	Postal code	Population 01-May-00	Population 01-Aug-07	Population growth rate
1	Ciudad Real	Herminio C. Buguis		1st	3023	1,935	1,798	-7.08%
2	Dulong Bayan	Dante A. Bartolome		1st	3023	5,440	7,299	34.71%
3	Francisco Homes-Guijo	Gaylord B. Almalbis	Jerome Montero	1st	3023	5,242	5,384	2.71%
4	Francisco Homes-Mulawin	Jerry L. Omaña	Chad Delamide	1st	3023	9,263	10,677	15.27%
5	Francisco Homes-Narra	Jose Daniel V. Jandonero	John Wilfred C. Angeles	1st	3023	5,425	7,379	36.02%
6	Francisco Homes-Yakal	William R. Doctolero	Shean Philip Hebron	1st	3023	2,875	3,329	15.79%
7	Gaya-Gaya	Eladio S. Bijasa	Cielo Tapado	1st	3023	7,148	9,901	38.51%
8	Graceville	Melencio I. Garcia		1st	3023	22,671	32,670	44.10%
9	Gumaoc - Central	Alfredo D. Monares	Eliezer S. Rabadon	1st	3023	2,704	3,410	26.11%
10	Gumaoc - East	Gloria P. Hermoso	Danielle Mamburang	1st	3023	3,854	5,262	36.53%
11	Gumaoc - West	Antonio B. Gaddi	Xyrus Ambray	1st	3023	5,288	7,186	35.89%
12	Kaybanban	Benedicta E. Lopez		1st	3023	1,643	2,416	47.05%
13	Kaypian	Cenon G. Nolasco		1st	3023	18,530	26,308	41.98%
14	Maharlika	Ma. Lourdes Dl. Piñera	Norvie Ann Taperla	1st	3023	2,793	3,120	11.71%
15	Muzon	Noli Concepcion		1st	3023	47,010	82,851	76.24%
16	Paradise III	Reynaldo D. Cardona		1st	3023	2,186	3,221	47.35%
17	Poblacion	Carminia C. Robes		1st	3023	1,886	2,173	15.22%
18	Poblacion I	Jose J. Abela	Roviceint A. Española	1st	3023	2,882	3,978	38.03%
19	San Isidro	Marcial G. Gannaban	Earvin Catacutan	1st	3023	1,811	2,301	27.06%
20	San Manuel	Manuel C. Reyes		1st	3023	8,107	10,362	27.82%
21	San Roque	Matias S. Walinsundin		1st	3023	1,000	1,319	31.90%
22	Sto. Cristo	Noel Sagala		1st	3023	17,840	25,669	43.88%
23	Tungkong Mangga	Bernardo DS. Medina	Joshua Baluto	1st	3023	6,097	8,209	34.64%
24	Minuyan I	Araceli R. Malic		2nd	3024	3,079	3,409	10.72%
25	Minuyan II	Ricardo SM. Flores		2nd	3024	4,532	4,746	4.72%
26	Minuyan III	Godofredo P. Ramos	Diana Rose Obog	2nd	3024	2,327	2,751	18.22%
27	Minuyan IV			2nd	3024	3,492	4,331	24.03%
28	Minuyan V	Luisito Rodolfo G. Rocha	Janine Marie p. Balbaboco	2nd	3024	2,535	2,380	9.75%
29	Bagong Buhay I			2nd	3024	5,621	6,770	20.44%
30	Bagong Buhay II			2nd	3024	3,521	4,201	19.31%
31	Bagong Buhay III			2nd	3024	3,903	4,677	19.83%
32	San Martin I			2nd	3024	3,207	4,026	25.54%
33	San Martin II			2nd	3024	2,771	3,306	19.31%
34	San Martin III			2nd	3024	2,609	2,972	13.91%
35	San Martin IV	Ricardo(Bobby) Y. Tamayo			3024	2,939	3,765	28.10%
36	Sta. Cruz I			2nd	3024	2,997	3,904	7.5%
37	Sta. Cruz II			2nd	3024	2,798	3,092	10.51%
38	Sta. Cruz III	William Badeo		2nd	3024	2,058	2,463	19.68%
39	Sta. Cruz IV			2nd	3024	2,623	3,248	23.83%
40	Sta .Cruz V			2nd	3024	3,128	3,653	16.78%
41	Fatima I		Jay Ann Española	2nd	3024	2,850	3,128	9.75%
42	Fatima II	Reynaldo Agapito		2nd	3024	1,785	1,996	11.82%
43	Fatima III	Narcisa Robles	Irish Murillo Dizon	2nd	3024	1,461	1,800	23.20%
44	Fatima IV	Carmelita de Leon		2nd	3024	1,837	2,148	16.93%
45	Fatima V			2nd	3024	2,029	2,717	33.91%
46	San Pedro	Ben Pacquing, RN		2nd	3024	12,096	13,668	13%
47	Citrus	Arnel Aspile			3024	13,066	19,044	45.75%
48	San Rafael I			2nd	3024	6,080	7,806	28.39%
49	San Rafael II			2nd	3024	3,457	3,391	-1.91%
50	San Rafael III			2nd	3024	3,112	2,941	-5.49%
51	San Rafael IV			2nd	3024	5,308	5,446	2.60%
52	San Rafael V			2nd	3024	2,544	2,795	9.87%
53	Assumption		Re-Ann Mae F. Mendoza	2nd	3024	3,424	3,929	14.75%
54	Lawang Pare	Celso Bataller			3024	3,264	4,183	28.16%
55	Sto. Niño I			2nd	3024	2,363	2,339	-1.02%
56	Sto. Niño II	Reynaldo Francisco	Raymond S.P. Mananghaya	2nd	3024	2807	2893	3.06%
57	St. Martin de Porres			2nd	3024	2,050	2,572	25.46%
58	Sapang Palay Proper	Fabian Nicolas		2nd	3024	3,576	4,466	24.89%
59	Minuyan Proper	Reynaldo Policarpio	Junie Cama	3024	4,928	21,912	344.64%

References

1. ^ NSCB - ActiveStats - PSGC Interactive - CITY: CITY OF SAN JOSE DEL MONTE
2. ^ http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=587790&publicationSubCategoryId=63
3. ^ Died during incumbency on August 24, 2009.
4. ^ The Philippine Star, "Bulacan mayor unseated"
5. ^ "Sarmiento is new mayor in Bulacan town"

External links

• Official Website City of San Jose del Monte
• Official Website Province of Bulacan
• MRT-7 Project / San Jose del Monte Intermodal Station
• Philippine Standard Geographic Code
• 2000 Philippine Census Information
• 2007 Philippine Census Information