Palale

Palale is one of 29 barangays or villages in the municipality of San Jose, Camarines Sur in the Philippines. It is located at the northern part of the town.<ref name="DILG/DRRM Barangay Profile"></ref>
Geography and Demographics.
Barangay Palale is classified as a rural place and it has 3 sitios, namely: Binasagan, Longtoy and Bilog. It is generally described as plain with a total land area of 190.656031 hectares. It is bounded to the north by Tominawog, south by Danlog, east by Minoro, and in the west by Sta. Cruz and Del Carmen. Its major sources of livelihood are agriculture (farming and farm labor), metral fabrication, livestock raising, and foreign or local employment with both public and private enterprises/establishments. It has a total population of 1,168 with 225 households.
Government.
Elected barangay officials are as follows: Rogelio B. Hufancia- Punong Barangay and the barangay councilors are: Daniel Dizon, Ramon Gubat, Wilson Obias, Augusto Cao, Jesus Paco, Aida Hufancia, and Florentino Burac Jr. The appointed barangay secretary and treasurer are: Shirley P. Dizon and Silvestre G. Serrano, respectively.