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:

Railroad System

External links

• Official Website of Municipality of San Juan, Metro Manila
• Official Website of the Asian Institute of Journalism and Communication

Municipalities of Metro Manila

San Juan (NCR) | San Juan, Kalakhang Maynila