Is San Jose safe? Philippines travel risk
Is San Jose safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
San Jose scores 54/100 on our travel risk index (Elevated). The US State Department rates Philippines Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 1 Sep 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 15 Jul 2026); Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
San Jose scores 54/100 (Elevated). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Philippines (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to San Jose: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (66/100) and natural hazards (64/100).
A score of 54 is higher than the scores of 75% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
San Jose belongs to Occidental Mindoro (Philippines), centered at coordinates 12.3528° N, 121.0676° E (9 m above sea level). Distance to Manila is 249.6 km towards the N.
Occidental Mindoro
12.3528° N, 121.0676° E
9 m
Asia/Manila
153,267
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Philippines
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of San Jose happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.5 on 13 Dec 2021 (145 km away) — USGS details
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