San Juan, Batangas


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The town is known for its baroque church and the Pinagbayanan excavation, the most important archaeological site in the municipality.

History

In the years 1698 until 1836, San Juan was just a barrio of the large town of Rosario located in the eastern part of Batangas. From 1837, the government of San Juan was governed by tinientes or Deputies with term of one to two years. However, when San Juan was recognized as a separate town in 1843, the position of tinientes was replaced by Cabezas de Barangay serving one for each new barrio. It was only in 1848 when the Spanish government officially recognized the independence of San Juan from its mother town of Rosario, and was given the name San Juan de Bocboc.
San Juan was headed by a Gobernadorcillo in 1864. The first Goberdanorcillo was Don Camilo Perez, a prominent citizen who initiated the separation of San Juan from Rosario. He is considered as the founder of the town, and was honored for his contribution in public works and peace and order in the newly created town.
On October 28, 1883, San Juan experienced a major disaster due to continuous winds and intense storm rain. Huge flood from the Bancoro and Bangbang Rivers hit the town resulting to the destruction of houses, drowning of livestocks and planted crops, and the devastation of the church and its convent. In 1886, the flooding become worse in the town. The parish priest had to erect a temporary church and convent in a site seven kilometers away from the town.
On January 18, 1886, the officials of the town initiated the transfer of the new town to Calitcalit. The transfer of the Lumang Bayan to its present location was approved by Governor General Valeriano Weyler on December 12, 1890, during the administration of Gobernadorcillo Benedicto De Villa. San Juan de Bocboc was renamed as Bolbok by the virtue of Act No. 2390 dated February 28, 1914. In the early years of 1920, Bolbok was then renamed as San Juan, in honor of San Juan Nepomuceno, the town’s patron saint.

Geography

San Juan is located at, at the easternmost part of Batangas province. North of San Juan is the neighboring town of Candelaria, with Malaking Ilog 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.
According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the has a land area of constituting of the total area of Batangas.

Barangays

San Juan is politically subdivided into 42 barangays.

Climate

Demographics

In the, had a population of. The population density was.

Economy

San Juan is a first class municipality in the province of Batangas. It is initially identified as one of the Special Economic Zones. According to RA 7916 or the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995, ecozones are selected areas with highly developed or which have the potential to be developed into agro-industrial, industrial, tourist/recreational, commercial, banking, investment and financial centers.
San Juan is a tourist destination known for its white-sand beaches. The tourism and aquaculture industries provide jobs to the town's people and income to the town economy.
Because of its fertile land, the municipality is one of the top suppliers of agricultural products in the province.
The town has also a coconut wine and pottery industry.

Income

Here's the list of the total annual income, assets, expenses and equity of San Juan since 2015, according to the Annual Audit Reports of the Commission on Audit:
YearTotal Annual IncomeAssetsExpensesEquity
2018₱326,581,854.00 ₱714,378,369.54 ₱290,098,959.77 ₱616,441,566.44
2017₱307,359,289.40 ₱631,222,065.04 ₱250,243,204.16 ₱522,162,348.18
2016₱258,671,588.66 ₱634,400,575.24 ₱208,687,514.58 ₱532,424,224.13
2015₱237,642,431.61₱310,971,370.24₱180,286,101.48₱232,961,446.48

Government

Government officials

The 2019 local elections in San Juan was held on May 13, 2019 resulting to the election of the new municipal mayor and municipal vice mayor. Four municipal councilors, elected on May 9, 2016, were re-elected while the four others will serve their first term. The following are the elected government officials of San Juan. Their term will expire on June 30, 2022.

List of former Municipal Mayors

OrderNameYears in OfficeAchievement
1Don Esteban de Villa1900-1905Built the town's public market
2Don Gregorio de Villa1905-1906Constructed the town's elementary school Carried out the Computerization of Real Property Tax Administration and Business Permit and Licensing System. b) Build Farm to Market Roads and Bridges.
20Danilo S. Mindanao2007-2010Asphalting of roads; he envisioned the cityhood of San Juan
21Rodolfo H. Manalo20102019Establishment of 13 national high schools, opening of barangay roads and massive concreting of Farm To Market Roads, construction of hanging and foot bridge in various barangays, scholarships to indigent constituents from elementary to college, massive mangrove rehabilitation, tree planting, no to mining, no to plastics, regulated cutting of trees.
22Ildebrando D. Salud2019Present

Official seal

On June 29, 2010, then President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo signed the Executive Order No. 904, series of 2010 designating the Municipality of San Juan, Batangas as a priority area for Tourism Development. 
Private schools in town include Joseph Marello Institute, founded in 1947, and Batangas Eastern Colleges. 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