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San Jose is a 1st class municipality in the province of Occidental Mindoro, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 111,009 people in 22,464 households.
San Jose is considered the main commercial port in the province. It is named after its patron saint, St. Joseph, the husband of Mary. Most of the people are Visayans, Batangueños and Ilocanos.
San Jose figures prominently in Philippine history for its role during World War II. American forces led by General Douglas MacArthur staged a so-called "Second Landing" in the beaches of San Jose (the "First" being the famous Leyte Landing)on December 15, 1944, to retake the Philippine islands from the Japanese.Battle of Mindoro. Securing San Jose and the whole Mindoro island proved decisive in the goal to recapture Manila and Luzon, and the eventual defeat of the Japanese Imperial forces.
San Jose is considered the main commercial port in the province. It is named after its patron saint, St. Joseph, the husband of Mary. Most of the people are Visayans, Batangueños and Ilocanos.
San Jose figures prominently in Philippine history for its role during World War II. American forces led by General Douglas MacArthur staged a so-called "Second Landing" in the beaches of San Jose (the "First" being the famous Leyte Landing)on December 15, 1944, to retake the Philippine islands from the Japanese.Battle of Mindoro. Securing San Jose and the whole Mindoro island proved decisive in the goal to recapture Manila and Luzon, and the eventual defeat of the Japanese Imperial forces.
San Jose Travel Blogs
Apr 07, 2008 – Jul 18, 2009
They said when you keep on saying a word like goodbye again and again, somehow it loses its meaning. I guess it's not true at least for me. I still feel a strong force and it's not just inertia to stay in Mindoro. Family is still family no matter how crazy this set of people is. Mine is far from pe…
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Jun 19, 2008 – Jul 23, 2008
We get to
the port in San Jose
with boat and a small boat meets us at the bangka. The four Europeans all go onboard
- while all the Pilipino stays on the bangka. I guess this should have been our
clue that the boat ride were not for free. But we did not realize before we
stood on the shore and…
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