San Juan, Metro Manila
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| Government | |
| Region | National Capital Region |
| Province | — |
| District | Lone District of San Juan |
| Barangays | 21 |
| Income Class: | 1st class; urban |
| Mayor | Joseph Victor "JV" Ejercito (PMP) |
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| Area | 5.94 km² |
| Population | 117,680 19,811/km² |
| Coordinates | — |
The Municipality of San Juan (Filipino: Bayan ng San Juan) is a municipality in Metro Manila in the Philippines. Before the creation of Metro Manila, it was part of Rizal province. The town is one of the smallest of the cities and municipalities in the metropolis, second only to Pateros. San Juan's official long name is Municipality of San Juan del Monte. This was the site of the first battle between the Katipunan, the Filipino revolutionary organization, against the Spanish colonizers.
San Juan is located nearly at the center of Metro Manila. It is bordered by Quezon City to the north and east, Mandaluyong City to the south, and the city of Manila to the west. Among the many interesting places in San Juan are the Pinaglabanan Shrine, which marks the first battle of the Katipunan, the Greenhills Shopping Center, one of the metro's popular bargain places, especially for electronics, and Xavier School, a top all-boys school in South East Asia. Also located here is Immaculate Conception Academy-Greenhills, an all-girls Catholic school for Chinese Filipinos. The Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication, the country's premiere institute for graduate studies in Communication Management and Journalism is also located in Greenhills.
San Juan is famous in the Philippines for its celebration of the feast of their patron, St. John the Baptist. The locals celebrate it by getting everyone in the streets wet with water (as is done in baptism).
Although not officially known, the tiny municipality of San Juan could also be called the "Town of Philippine Presidents." Of the last nine presidents since the Philippines became a Republic in 1946, four of them were official residents of San Juan when they assumed the reins of national office. The four are/were the Macapagals, pere et fille, Diosdado, Sr. (1961-1965) and the incumbent, his daughter Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (2001-2010). The other two were Ferdinand Marcos (1965-1986) and Joseph Estrada (1998, until he was deposed in 2001). Also, the second President of the 3rd Republic, Elpidio Quirino (1948-1953) retired to this town after leaving his service at Malacanang Palace until his death in 1956.
Former President Joseph Estrada served as mayor of San Juan, during which he is widely regarded to have vastly improved the town.
[edit] Barangays
San Juan is politically subdivided into 21 barangays:
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[edit] Railroad System
- Its LRT 2 station is J. Ruiz.
[edit] External links
- Official Website of Municipality of San Juan, Metro Manila
- Official Website of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication
| Metropolitan Manila | |
| Cities | Caloocan | Las Piñas | Makati | Malabon | Mandaluyong | Manila | Marikina | Muntinlupa | Parañaque | Pasay | Pasig | Quezon City | Taguig | Valenzuela |
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| Municipalities | Navotas | Pateros | San Juan |
