San Jose City and the Smiling Monkey

There are five cities in Nueva Ecija and San Jose City is the third City to be chartered. Like most of the towns in Nueva Ecija, there are rich fields of palay in the area. The City is more commercialized than Palayan City but less developed compared to Cabanatuan City. There is also nothing much to do here but just hang-around and rest or have a picnic at Tayabo Nature Park. San Jose City thou is a good stop-over for those who wish to go farther north heading to either Ifugao or Isabela.

The National Hero in front of the City Hall

Another Rice Field

A Farmer Crossing The River

The Bi-Centennial Kita-Kita Church

Kids Playing See-saw at the City Plaza

From what I have gathered from the Net, San Jose City is a 3rd class city (previously 2nd) in the province of Nueva Ecija. Of the province' five cities, it is the northernmost and closest to the Sierra Madre mountain range.

Before the Spaniards named it San Jose, the place was known as Kabaritan which is a plant commonly seen in the area. With its wide plains, agriculture is the main source of livelihood in the city. It is part of the rice granary of the Philippines. But the agricultural produce of the city also includes vegetables, fruits and onions. Every year the Tanduyong festival is held on April coinciding with the annual fiesta to celebrate bountiful harvest of onions. Tanduyong is a variety of onion grown in the area.

Charlie - The Smiling Monkey

Please see also my related posts about San Jose City here:

Tayabo Nature Park

Churches of Nueva Ecija