Minoro is a barangay in the municipality of San Jose, Camarines Sur, Philippines. It is about 5 kilometers away from the poblacion.
The name of the place was taken from an incident of a small young lady named Minora, who accordingly was humming to herself "O! Minor, O! Minor!" and encountered a group of Spaniards asking about the name of the place. Accordingly, she quickly replied out of her surprise of the sudden appearance of the Spaniards with what she was singing, "O! Minor, O! Minor!" which then prompted the inquirer to assume that it was already the name of the place. Accordingly, the Spaniards were convinced by her answer because they saw only small people in the place which eventually fit the word "minor" in their language. Then later on, the place was called Minoro.
The barangay/village is classified as a rural place and is composed of 3 puroks or zones. It has a total land area of 184.609700 hectares of which 125 square meters composed the riceland and is generally described as plain. It is bounded in the north by NIA road, south by Kinalansan (Provincial Road), east by Dolo, and in the west by Palale. Its major source of livelihood is agriculture (farming and nipa weaving), and employment in both public and private enterprises/establishments. It has a total population of 947; 194 households, 216 families and 524 registered voters.
I MADE A ROCK'N'ROLL
WHEN I TRIED GIVIN' IN, TO MAKE MONEY HAD TO TURN DOWN LOW
THEY SAID, "WHY BE PROUD, DON'T PLAY SO LOUD, BE LIKE US
AND GET A SOUND THAT'S REAL THIN
WEAR A POLYESTER SUIT, ACT HAPPY, LOOK CUTE, GET A HAIRCUT
AND BUY SMALL GEAR"
THAT'S WHEN I TURNED TO THEM AND SAID, HOLD IT, RIGHT THERE
WELL IT'S MORE TO ME THAN JUST A JOB, AND WHILE I'M PLAYIN'
YOU WON'T GET ROBBED
NOBODY TELLS A MAN HOW TO PLAY, IT JUST AIN'T THAT WAY
HEY, HEY, HEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME SAY
ALL MEN PLAY ON TEN, NEVER GONNA TURN DOWN AGAIN
ALL MEN PLAY ON TEN, NEVER GONNA TURN DOWN AGAIN
I'M JET FUEL HONEY, PLUG ME INTO 220, STEP BACK AND LET
MY FINGERS FLY
WHILE I'M BURNING UP MY GEAR, THERE'S A FIRE IN YOUR EAR
THAT WON'T STOP UNTIL THE DAY YOU DIE
I REALLY PUT IT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I HEAR THE CROWD ROAR
OH, IT'S MUSIC TO MY EARS WHEN THEY SCREAM
THEN I RUN BACK THE POWER RACK AND DECK, ALL OF MY GEAR
WELL IT'S MORE TO ME THAN JUST A JOB, AND WHILE I'M PLAYING
YOU WON'T GET ROBBED
NOBODY TELLS A MAN HOW TO PLAY, IT JUST AIN'T THAT WAY
HEY, HEY, HEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME SAY
ALL MEN PLAY ON TEN, NEVER GONNA TURN DOWN AGAIN
ALL MEN PLAY ON TEN, NEVER GONNA TURN DOWN AGAIN
WELL IT'S MORE TO ME THAN JUST A JOB, AND WHILE I'M PLAYING
YOU WON'T GET ROBBED
NOBODY TELLS A MAN HOW TO PLAY, IT JUST AIN'T THAT WAY
HEY, HEY, HEY, CAN YOU HEAR ME SAY
ALL MEN PLAY ON TEN, NEVER GONNA TURN DOWN AGAIN