Barangay San Jose

Barangay San Jose forms part of Bongabong, a municipality in Oriental Mindoro, and is classified as a small barangay.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay San Jose had a population of 1,205. This made it the 31st largest of 36 barangays in Bongabong by population, placing it among the smaller barangays of the municipality. Residents of Barangay San Jose accounted for approximately 1.57% of the total population of Bongabong, which stood at 76,973 in the same census year.

The barangay recorded 1,115 residents in the 2015 intercensal count and 1,205 residents in the 2020 Census — a net change of +8.1%, consistent with a growing settlement. Barangay San Jose is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

Bongabong is a municipality comprising 36 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay San Jose, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Oriental Mindoro, which contains 426 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay San Jose ranks 308th by 2020 population. Oriental Mindoro is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

Barangay San Jose is governed by an elected Sangguniang Barangay composed of a Punong Barangay and seven kagawads, with the Sangguniang Kabataan representing the youth. The next BSKE, set for Monday, November 2, 2026, will elect officials to four-year terms as provided under Republic Act No. 12232.