museum
National Museum of the Philippines
Houses the Philippines' most important cultural treasures including the Spoliarium and pre-colonial gold artifacts.
26 km · about 30 min drive
Central Luzon, Philippines · Asia
San Jose del Monte is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Bagong Silang, 38km from Masungi Georeserve.
San Jose del Monte is a city located in Central Luzon, Philippines. With a population of 357,828, it is an important destination in Asia.
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San Jose del Monte (SJDM), officially the City of San Jose del Monte (Tagalog: Lungsod ng San José del Monte; Tagalog pronunciation: [ˌsɐn hoˌsɛ dɛl ˈmonte]), is a component city in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 685,688 people, making it the largest localRead more
government unit within the province of Bulacan and Central Luzon, and the 18th most populated city in the Philippines.
It was proclaimed as a component city on 10 September 2000, through Republic Act No. 8797. Its conversion into a highly urbanized city was by virtue of Proclamation No. 1057 issued by President Rodrigo Duterte on 4 December 2020; the conversion was rejected on a referendum held on 30 October 2023, by the voters of Bulacan including the concerned city.
San José del Monte derived its name from Saint Joseph, whose statue was found in a veritable forest. The hunters called it as such, which means “Saint Joseph of the Mountain” in Spanish.
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San Jose del Monte is located in Central Luzon, Philippines, Asia. The coordinates are 14.8139 latitude, 121.0453 longitude.
San Jose del Monte has a population of approximately 357,828 people, making it a city in Philippines.
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museum
Houses the Philippines' most important cultural treasures including the Spoliarium and pre-colonial gold artifacts.
26 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The historic walled city of Manila built during the Spanish colonial period, containing Fort Santiago and San Agustin Church.
26 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A conservation area in the Rizal karst where rope courses, hanging bridges and a steel spiderweb platform thread between 60-million-year-old limestone spires. Entry is by booked guided trail only.
38 km · about 45 min drive
natural wonder
A river below Mount Daraitan running over bone-white marble boulders into deep blue pools, a few hours from Manila by road then a short trek from Daraitan village. Registration is at the barangay hall.
48 km · about 55 min drive
landmark
The Philippines' first and only world-class theme park in Santa Rosa, Laguna with seven themed zones.
59 km · about 70 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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