San Jose, also known as San Jose de Buenavista, - a small town, the capital of the province of Antique in the island of Panay. According to the 2000 census, there lived a little more than 48 thousand people.

Tourists arriving in San Jose, always find for myself something interesting. So, every year from April 30 to May 2, held in the town Binirayan Festival - theatrical performance dedicated to the historic arrival to the island of Panay natives of the island of Borneo, which in the 13th century founded the first Malay village. The first time the festival was held in 1971, and since then it going to the inhabitants of other regions of the Philippines, as well as foreigners. Another popular celebration among the people - a fiesta in honor of the patron saint, St. Joseph, which is celebrated on May 1st.

San Jose boasts a number of buildings, notable for its architecture - it is attributed to the Old Capitol building, the Museum of Evelio Javier, an ancient church of San Pedro and the building of the restaurant «Piedra's».

Directly in front of the provincial capitol located Freedom Park, named after the former Governor Evelio Javier. The park has a memorial stone that says that it is "a gift to man, has done so much not only for the people of the province of Antique, but for the entire Filipino nation in its quest to achieve justice, freedom, democracy and peace." Plate stands on the very spot where Evelio Javier was wounded for the first time in January 1986 in an attack.

5 km from San Jose, located wonderful beach Camp Ayutthaya, which the locals sometimes called Pina Beach. On a land area of ​​10 hectares, you can see a real garden with mangroves and trees nara, benches and gazebos. It is ideal for family picnics where you can light a fire, climb trees, posobirat fruit or just play together.