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45-855: Proclamation No. 561 established the reserve's boundaries and protecting the area for watershed purposes on May 21, 1969. Its management was handed over to the Bureau of Forestry of the DENR , the Reforestation Administration, the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA, now the MWSS ), the National Irrigation Administration (NIA), Bureau of Public Works (now DPWH ), Bureau of Public Soils (now Bureau of Soils and Water Management ), and

90-517: A Teniente Absoluto . Later, when Kabaritan was declared a town in 1894, the head was changed to a Capitan Municipal . The first appointed Capitan Municipal was Canuto Ramos, who served from 1894 to 1898. One of his remarkable achievements was the construction of an irrigation system which was later taken over and enlarged by the government (now the Talavera River Irrigation System) which irrigates vast ricefields as far as

135-764: A number of notable peaks, the highest being Mount Susong Dalaga at 1,650 metres (5,410 ft) above sea level in Alfonso Castañeda, followed by Mount Nedumular at 1,410 metres (4,630 ft) above sea level in Maria Aurora. It is also home to a number of recreational sites including the Binbin Falls which consists of three cascades in Carranglan, and the Pajanutic Falls at 15 metres (49 ft) near Carranglan's poblacion. The focal point of

180-607: A short period in 1945–1946. They once more strived for the re-organization of the municipal government in cooperation with officials to coordinate the work of the PCAU. These persons helped in the establishment of emergency hospitals, the North Provincial High School and the re-opening of elementary schools. After Philippine independence in 1946, Alfonso Villamar was elected Mayor with Paulino Margarejo as his Vice Mayor, (1947–1951). Among their achievements were

225-417: Is an area of secondary growth trees such as earleaf acacia , eucalyptus , yemane , ipil-ipil , mahogany and narra . On the ridges above 700 metres (2,300 ft) are areas of Benguet pine forests mixed with montane Dipterocarp trees. The open grasslands occupying the flat areas near Pantabangan Lake primarily consist of cogon grass , samon and talahib . Alibangbang trees also grow abundantly in

270-447: Is approximately 109.9 meters or 360.4 feet above mean sea level. San Jose City is 43 kilometres (27 mi) from Cabanatuan , 57 kilometres (35 mi) from Palayan , 159 kilometres (99 mi) from Manila , and 106 kilometres (66 mi) from Bayombong . San Jose City is politically subdivided into 38 barangays . Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . The city has two pronounced seasons, rainy season from

315-866: The National Power Corporation . A month later, President Marcos authorized the construction of the Upper Pampanga River Project at the reserve with the Pantabangan Dam as its centerpiece. Construction started in March 1971 with residents at the dam site relocated to the upper portion of Pantabangan by the Department of Agrarian Reform and NIA. By the time the Pantabangan Dam was completed in August 1974, eight barrios have been submerged by its reservoir, namely

360-542: The Subic–Clark–Tarlac Expressway , Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway , Pangasinan–Nueva Ecija Road and San Jose–Rizal Road in San Jose . The reserve is composed of 36,915 hectares (91,220 acres) of forest and reforestation areas, 35,665 hectares (88,130 acres) of open grasslands, 9,545 hectares (23,590 acres) of croplands, and 775 hectares (1,920 acres) of residential and riverwash areas. The forestland

405-489: The province of Nueva Ecija , Philippines . According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 150,917 people. The town got its name after Saint Joseph , the patron saint of the place. Before the city was founded by the Spanish colonizers, it is known as Kabaritan , named for the plant commonly seen in the area. San Jose, years before it became a town was a wilderness, a veritable hunting ground for wild animals by

450-413: The 1940–1942 term. As a continuation of their policies, the improvement of roads was continued. Upon the outbreak of World War II on December 8, 1941, San Jose became an evacuation center for refugees from neighboring provinces especially those from Manila and its suburbs. The town was bombed by two Japanese planes on December 23, 1941. The terror-stricken populace, who suffered heavy casualties, fled to

495-679: The Caraballo and Sierra Madre range, it is dissected by narrow flat-bottomed valleys and drained by the Carranglan and Pantabangan rivers, the headwaters of Pampanga River, which eventually feed into the 4,023-hectare (9,940-acre) Pantabangan Lake, one of the largest reservoirs in Southeast Asia and one of the cleanest in the Philippines. The reservoir is a major water source for domestic consumption in Central Luzon and supplies

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540-505: The Don Bosco Training Center. Poverty incidence of San Jose Source: Philippine Statistics Authority Agriculture is the prime revenue of San Jose City since it is a part of the rice granary of the Philippines. However other agri-based produce are vegetables, fruits and onions. The city is now a leading producer of onions in the country. The city's local crops range from rice, corn, and onion; thus

585-612: The Municipal Hall and the Public Market were among his other achievements. The construction of the Municipal building and the construction of more roads leading to the barrios were launched by Gregorio Cadhit (1916–1919). He was re-elected to office from 1919 to 1922. During his second term, he initiated the construction of one of the buildings of the public market. As years went by, the town developed such that there

630-904: The Pandawan Festival, an annual event celebrating the lake's fishing industry. The reserve is adjacent to three other protected areas in Central Luzon and Cagayan Valley: the Casecnan Protected Landscape to the north, the Aurora Memorial National Park to the east and south, and the Talavera Watershed Forest Reserve to the west. It is accessible from Manila via the Pan-Philippine Highway and Rizal–Pantabangan Road in Cabanatuan , and via

675-567: The Wikimedia System Administrators, please include the details below. Request from 172.68.168.150 via cp1114 cp1114, Varnish XID 924628775 Upstream caches: cp1114 int Error: 429, Too Many Requests at Thu, 28 Nov 2024 08:04:38 GMT San Jose, Nueva Ecija San Jose , officially the City of San Jose ( Filipino : Lungsod ng San Jose ; Ilocano : Siudad ti San Jose ), is a 2nd class component city in

720-649: The city in a joint venture with the Union Energy Corp. owned by businessman Lucio Co, to set up a P1.2-billion rice husk-powered system that is now generating 12 megawatts of electricity, 10.8 MW of which feed the Luzon grid. Another 12 MW expansion was commissioned in 2017. In 2017, the Board of Investments (BOI) has approved the P777-million biomass power plant project of VS Gripal Power Corp. which involved

765-551: The city is also referred to as the "City of the Golden Harvests" and “Rice Bowl of the Philippines.” Other crops are mango, banana, eggplant, and garlic. San Jose City is home to various renewable energy firms including the 24-megawatt San Jose City iPower Corporation. Considered the first of its kind in the country, the San Jose biomass project is using 100% rice husk. The biomass facility was put up by 21 rice millers of

810-399: The city. In 2008, with rice as its primary produce, San Jose City conducted its First Rice Festival, adopting the century – old festive tradition. However, unlike in older days, wherein people celebrate separately in their barangays, San Jose City now celebrates together. The after-harvest celebration has become a multi-sectoral effort, collectively prepared, funded out of contributions (from

855-457: The development, construction and operation of another 6 MW biomass power plant. Similarly, the plant generates power using rice husk as feedstock. Commercial operations started in December 2019. Meanwhile, several other solar energy projects was put up in the city including the 10 MW SJC SolarPower Corporation project and another 10 MW solar power project by V-Mars Solar Energy Corporation which

900-491: The different barrios of San Jose. In 1904, the Filipinos were given more rights and freedom in choosing the right man to take the reins of the government. An election was held. The first elected Municipal President was Crisanto Sanchez (1904–1906). Among his achievements were the construction of roads, the naming of the streets in the poblacion and the appointments of municipal officials. Again, (1906–1908) Celestino Javalde

945-472: The fourth building for the public market and the municipal dispensary. More improvement of roads leading to the barrios was also done. Raymundo Eugenio was re-elected to the office. He served from 1931 to 1934 with Vice-president Ladislao Bunag. Eugenio was called the road-building President of San Jose because of his efforts in the construction of many roads especially leading to the barrios of Bagong Bayan, Porais, Tondod, and Andres Bonifacio. Apolonio Pascual

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990-524: The inhabitants of its neighboring towns. The earliest inhabitants were known as Negritos (Baluga) headed by Kapitan Danding, a Negrito convert residing in Pinagcuartelan. These early inhabitants depended mostly on hunting and fishing for their livelihood. Some hunters from the neighboring towns considered San Jose to be a good place for settlers due to its wide and uncleared agricultural land. The first group of settlers made some clearings (kaingin) in

1035-726: The irrigation requirements of 24 municipalities in Nueva Ecija, Bulacan and Pampanga . Its two dams, the Pantabangan and Masiway, also generate 112 megawatts of hydroelectric power to the Luzon grid. The lake also receives inflow from the Casecnan Dam which diverts water from the Casecnan and Taan Rivers in Nueva Vizcaya via a 25-kilometre (16 mi) long transbasin tunnel constructed in 2001. The reserve contains

1080-406: The maintenance of evacuees, pacification campaign, rehabilitation of devastated government building, the establishment of a fire department and a municipal library and the improvement of roads. In 1954, the barrios of Bagumbayan (townsite), Andres Bonifacio, Caridad, San Mauricio (portion), Parang Manga (portion), Santa Barbara, Floridablanca, Gomez, San Francisco, and Victoria were separated to form

1125-470: The military government (1900–1901) was Celestino Javalde who continued the opening of new settlements and the construction of roads in the poblacion. When the civil government under the American Regime was established, Cornelio Ramos was appointed Capitan Municipal. He continued the construction of roads in the poblacion and he also took a hand in the construction of irrigation canals leading to

1170-500: The months of May to November and the dry season in the remaining months. The current population of San Jose City is 129,424 people in 23,191 households as of May 2010. The majority language used is Tagalog , more than 72 percent of the population speak it as their native tongue, followed by Ilocano , Kapampangan , and Pangasinense . On February 16, 1984, the Diocese of San Jose was created by Pope John Paul II . The creation of

1215-676: The new diocese bisected the province horizontally into the Diocese of Cabanatuan in the south, and the Diocese of San Jose in the north, both the suffragans of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan . 80% of the city residents are Catholics and the patron saint is Saint Joseph . The feast is celebrated every March 19 annually. The diocese now has 17 parishes administered by 22 priests working under one bishop . Among its Catholic institutions are 9 high schools, 4 elementary schools, 6 kindergarten schools, 1 diocesan catechetical center , and

1260-463: The non-cooperation of Bautista, the Japanese army replaced him with Anastacio Bascos. Engr. Casimiro Panajon succeeded him, but was later murdered by the Japanese for his non-collaboration with them and his guerilla activities. During the liberation, Anselmo Patacsil, Pedro Del Pilar and Basilio Duran were appointed in succession as Mayors by the PCAU (Philippine Civil Affairs Unit). Each served for

1305-539: The old Pantabangan poblacion , Conversión, Villarica, San Juan, Cadaclan, Napon-Napon, Liberty and Marikit. The Pantabangan–Carranglan Watershed is in the north of Nueva Ecija, on its border with Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora , approximately 176 kilometres (109 mi) north of Manila . It is spread over 36 barangays or villages in five municipalities: Carranglan , Pantabangan , Alfonso Castañeda , Dupax del Sur and Maria Aurora . The reserve consists of flat areas and rolling to rugged and steep mountainous landscape. In

1350-430: The outskirts of the present town. Originally, San Jose was a part of the town of Puncan, but later on, because of its nearness to Lupao , it was made a barrio of the latter. The early history of this town was coupled with the early history of Puncan and Lupao. Formerly, San Jose was known as the barrio of “Kabaritan” derived from barit , an Ilocano word for a plant that belongs to the rattan family. “Kabaritan” means

1395-461: The people of San Jose with drinking water was constructed and installed. The home economics building of San Jose Central School was also constructed. Alcalde Pedro Del Pilar and Vice-Alcalde Severino Bautista, under the Commonwealth government, established NARIC (National Rice and Corn) buying stations in the town. This was during their term of office from 1937 to 1940. They were re-elected for

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1440-472: The place where “barit” grows in abundance. On March 19, 1894, San Jose became a full-fledged town, with an interim government headed by a Capitan Municipal. “Kabaritan” (now known as San Jose) was made an independent town from Lupao and was named after Saint Joseph , the patron saint of the place. During the Spanish Regime , the barrio of Kabaritan was a municipal district of Lupao, headed by

1485-493: The poblacion with all the barrios were installed. A road to Kalbarito (now Palestina) was constructed and more improvement of roads was done. Raymundo Eugenio was elected Municipal President of San Jose for the period from 1925 to 1928. A third building for the public market was constructed and more construction of roads, especially those leading to Andres Bonifacio, were put underway. In 1928–1931, Apolonio Pascual and Vice-president Victorino Villar were instrumental in putting up

1530-750: The remotest barrios of San Jose. An emergency government was established in the barrio of Porais with Basilio Duran as Mayor, appointed by the military forces of the Commonwealth Government . The emergency government existed for a short time, due to the arrival of the Japanese Imperial Forces on January 26, 1942. An emergency government, under the control of the Japanese Imperial Forces, was likewise established in Porais with Matias Bautista as Mayor. Due to

1575-467: The reserve is the Pantabangan Lake which offers opportunities for fishing, boating, jet-skiing and swimming. It also rewards visitors with views of the vast expanse of the surrounding Sierra Madre and Caraballo mountains. A hotel on the southern shore of the lake offers a spa, swimming pool, tennis court and water sports amenities. The lake hosts occasional sports fishing competitions, as well as

1620-741: The reserve. In February 2014, the smallest species of the Rafflesia parasitic plant, the Rafflesia consueloae , was discovered within the reserve on Mount Pantaburon and Mount Balukbok near the Pantabangan and Masiway hydroelectric dams. The reserve also provides an important refuge for wildlife such as the Philippine deer , crab-eating macaque , Philippine duck , Eastern grass owl , red junglefowl , reticulated python , and Asian water monitor . Department of Environment and Natural Resources Too Many Requests If you report this error to

1665-675: The town of Llanera along with some territory from Talavera and Rizal . On August 4, 1969, by virtue of Republic Act 6051, San Jose was converted into a city, making it as the third city in Nueva Ecija after Cabanatuan and Palayan . San Jose has a tropical wet and dry climate ( Köppen-Geiger system : Aw ),The average annual temperature is 26.7 °C in San Jose. Precipitation here averages 1869 mm. The city of San Jose lies at 15° 47' North, 120° 59' East in Central Luzon . The estimated elevation at these coordinates

1710-532: The towns of Muñoz and Talavera . Several years before the Philippine Revolution , the Ilocanos from Ilocos Region and some parts of Nueva Ecija , especially the towns of Santo Domingo , Muñoz and Lupao , as well as Pangasinenses of Pangasinan and northern Tarlac , Tagalogs (including Batangueños) and Kapampangans, settled into the forest of Kabaritan, and cleared its wilderness. It

1755-405: Was a need for more public improvements and building constructions for the welfare of the populace. To meet these demands, the newly elected President Rafael Rueda and Vice-president Estanislao Arquero with the help of other municipal officials put up a Puericulture Center and a Municipal Nursery from 1922 to 1925. A second building for the public market was also constructed. Telephone lines connecting

1800-482: Was due to the establishment of various schools, churches, public buildings and the construction of roads and bridges, which made possible the fast progress of the town. From 1898 to 1900, a military government under the American Regime was established. Jose Cardenas was appointed Capitan Municipal. During his term, the appointment of town officials, town planning, and the opening of new settlements were among his achievements. The second appointed Capitan Municipal during

1845-402: Was elected Municipal President. With the help of his vice-president and other municipal officials, he stressed land reforms, which paved the way for equal distribution of lands. The President-elect of 1908–1910, Valerio Escobar concentrated on the construction of roads from Sibut to San Agustin. He also founded the barrios of Santa Barbara and Kapisungan (now Bagong Sikat). Desiderio De Guzman

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1890-628: Was elected in 1910 and served up to 1912. He had many achievements but among all these, he paid more attention to the improvements of records in the Poblacion. During the incumbency of Municipal President Agapito Kurameng, (1912–1916), he initiated the construction of a concrete elementary school building (Gabaldon building) which now comprised one of the central school buildings of the San Jose West Elementary School. The improvement of roads, and expropriation of lots for

1935-600: Was from this time then that the growth of the town really started. When the revolution broke out and upon the surrender of the Spaniards in 1898, a revolutionary government was set up in San Jose. The town remained as such until the establishment of a civil government under the Americans in 1901. San Jose, under the American Regime, became a progressive town. Its inhabitants enjoyed more rights and privileges- political, economic, intellectual and religious than before. This

1980-541: Was re-elected for the 1934–1937 term. Dimas Tomas was his vice president. Changes in the set-up in 1935 upon the establishment of the Philippine Commonwealth marked the transition of the heads of the municipal government to be known as the Alcalde and Vice-Alcalde. Aside from the construction of more roads, the barrios of Patacla (now San Francisco) and A. Pascual were founded. The waterworks that provide

2025-467: Was recently acquired by Yuchengco group's PetroGreen Energy Corp. San Jose City serves as another shopping hub, besides Cabanatuan, in the province and other nearby localities and provinces like Pangasinan and Nueva Viscaya. Malls like Waltermart and Magic Mall have already established their presence in the city. In terms of future developments, the Philippines' major mall chains SM , Robinsons , and CityMall all have expressed plans to build branches in

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