San Juan, Metro Manila

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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).

Former President Joseph Estrada served as mayor of San Juan, during which he is widely regarded to have vastly improved the town.

Barangays

San Juan is politically subdivided into 21 barangays:

Addition Hills
Balong-Bato
Batis
Corazon De Jesus
Ermitaño
Halo-halo (St. Joseph)
Isabelita
Kabayanan
Little Baguio
Maytunas
Onse

Pasadeña
Pedro Cruz
Progreso
Rivera
Salapan
San Perfecto
Santa Lucia
Tibagan
West Crame
Greenhills

Railroad System

In LRT 2 station is J. Ruiz.

External links

Cities and Municipalities of Metro Manila
Cities:	Caloocan \| Las Piñas \| Makati \| Malabon \| Mandaluyong \| Manila \| Marikina \| Muntinlupa \| Parañaque \| Pasay \| Pasig \| Quezon City \| Taguig \| Valenzuela
Municipalities:	Navotas \| Pateros \| San Juan

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