Sunday 23 February 2014

Notable people

  • Manuel Acuña Roxas, first President of the independent Republic of the Philippines. Roxas obtained his law degree, graduated class valedictorian, and subsequently topped the first bar examinations with a grade of 92%, becoming the first ever bar topnotcher of the Philippines.
  • Josefa Abiertas, first woman bar topnotcher and proponent of the Women's Suffrage Bill.[11]
  • General Esteban Contreras, revolutionary leader during the Philippine-American War.[11]
  • Gerardo Roxas, Philippine Senator and son of President Manuel Roxas.
  • Manuel Roxas II, Philippine Senator, grandson of President Manuel Roxas and currently the Department of Interior and Local Government (Philippines) secretary.
  • Daisy Avellana, actress and theater director.[12]
  • Barbie Almalbis, Singer, former frontman of Hungry Young Poets and Barbie's Cradle.
  • Maria Margarita Moran Roxas - Floirendo - Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1973, Miss Universe 1973 winner. A granddaughter of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas, she has also been known as Margie Morán Róxas and later as Margie Morán Róxas De Floirendo or simply Margie Morán. She is so far the last Philippine representative to the Miss Universe Pageant to bring home the crown.
  • Geraldine Villarruz Asis - Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1987, Miss Universe 1987 finalist.
  • Sharmaine Arnaiz She was born Sharmila Velasco Pribhdas-Shahani to an Indian father and a mother from Legaspi St., Roxas City. She has a younger sister who is also an actress named Bunny Paras and their mother is the sister of the mother of Patrick Garcia and Cheska Garcia.
  • Paolo Bediones (born March 17, 1974) is a Filipino commercial model, television host, journalist, newscaster, and radio announcer.
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Media

An asterisk marks the relay station direct feed from Manila or other areas from the networks except ABS-CBN, GMA Network and CCTN for inclusion of local commercial during the break and local production of the said networks.

Television networks

Local government media bureau

  • Capiz Provincial Press Bureau (print and broadcast)
  • Roxas City Press Bureau (print and broadcast)
  • Philippine Information Agency (PIA, print)

Cable television stations

  • Wesfardell Cable Communications
  • Filvision Alto Cable TV

Radio

AM Station

FM Station

Newspaper

Regional
  • Panay News
  • Sun Star
  • The Daily Guardian
  • The News Today
  • Visayan Daily Star
Local
  • The Capiz Times
  • The Capiz Chronicle
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Hospitals

  • Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital (formerly Roxas Memorial General Hospital)
  • Capiz Emmanuel Hospital
  • St. Anthony College Hospital
  • Capiz Doctors Hospital
  • The Health Centrum Inc (integrated hospital, hotel and mall complex)
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List of schools

Educational institutions abound in the city as students come from the other municipalities and nearby provinces to avail of a relatively low cost of tuition and fees.

Private schools

All private elementary, high school and colleges are members of Capiz Private Schools Association (CAPRISA).
Pre-elementary and elementary
High School

Public schools

Elementary
  • Adlawan Elementary School
  • Anatolia A. Arcenas Memorial School
  • Antonio Villasis Memorial School
  • Balijuagan Elementary School
  • Banica Elementary School
  • Barra Elementary School
  • Cogon Elementary School
  • Culasi Elementary School
  • Don Amando Bayot, Sr. Memorial School
  • Don Canuto Fuentes Elementary School
  • Don Conrado Barrios Memorial School
  • Don Francisco Dinglasan Memorial School
  • Don Gervacio Diaz Elementary School
  • Don Jose Acevedo Elementary School
  • Don Manuel Arnaldo Memorial School
  • Don Ynocencio del Rosario Memorial School
  • Doña Emiliana Alba Memorial School
  • Doña Vicenta Hontiveros Memorial School
  • Dumolog Elementary School
  • Inzo Arnaldo Village Elementary School
  • Katipunan Village Elementary School
  • Lawa-an Elementary School
  • Libas Elementary School
  • Loctugan Elementary School
  • Marcos Fuentes Integrated School
  • Mongpong Elementary School
  • Olotayan Elementary School
  • Paciano Bombaes Memorial School (Culajao)
  • Plaridel East Elementary School
  • Plaridel West Elementary School
  • Pres. Manuel A. Roxas Memorial School - SPED (Special Education School)
  • Pres. Manuel A. Roxas Memorial School - FL (Fast Learner)
  • Pres. Manuel A. Roxas Memorial School – North
  • Pres. Manuel A. Roxas Memorial School – South
  • Punta Cogon Elementary School
  • Rufina Andrada Santos Memorial School
  • Sofronio A. Cordovero Elementary School
  • Talon Elementary School
  • Tanza Elementary School
  • Venancio Alba Elementary School
High School
  • Bago National High School
  • Balijuagan National High School
  • Cong. Ramon A. Arnaldo High School (City of Roxas High School)
  • Capiz National High School
  • Capiz National High School - Special Science & Technology Class
  • Capiz National High School - School of the Future
  • Capiz National High School - School of Performing Arts
  • Capiz National High School - Night Class
  • Capiz National High School - Alternative Learning System
  • Capiz State University - Laboratory High School
  • Culasi National High School
  • Dumolog National High School
  • Marcos Fuentes Integrated School
  • Milibili National High School
  • Roxas City School for Philippine Craftsmen
  • Tanque National High School
  • Tanque National High School - Dayao Extension

Colleges and universities

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Festivals

Sinadya Sa Halaran

Roxas City Sinadya sa Halaran Beauty Pageant 2010
Roxas City Sinadya sa Halaran Beauty Pageant 2010
The Sinadya sa Halaran Festival is celebrated the first week of December in commemoration of the founding of the city followed by theDiwal Festival signifying the city's importance as the country's "Seafood Capital" along with the Aswang Festival that symbolizes the heritage of myth and folklore in the province.
There used to be two separate festivals, the Halaran ("Offering") and the Sinadya ("Celebration"), the former is celebrated by the Province of Capiz and the latter by the City of Roxas. The Sinadya was formerly held at the same time as the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, which was celebrated by the Immaculate Conception Metropolitan Cathedral. The Halaran was usually held by the last week of October each year (A prelude to All Souls Day and All Saints Day festivals). However, because of the costs of holding two separate festivals year, the two festivals were merged, with both the Province of Capiz and the City of Roxas contributing to the expenses.
Diwal Festival
The Roxas City Seafood Festival is held to commemorate and promote the resurgence of the Angel Wing or diwal, which neared extinction until protected and cultivated in Roxas City.

Capiztahan Festival

The Capiztahan is celebrated every second week of April combined joint forces from City of Roxas, Province of Capiz and One Capiz.
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Economy

Roxas City has an agri-based economy. Farming and fishing are the major economic activities which claim 37.05% of the city’s total land area. Although agricultural, the city is now moving towards commercialization and industrialization as it is the center of trade and commerce not only in the province of Capiz but also in the northern part of Panay Island.
The city gets its power from the Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO). The Metro Roxas Water District (MRWD) supplies drinking water to the populace. Supplementing the water supplied by Metro Roxas Water District (MRWD) are wells with hand pumps and artesian wells which are constructed through the Barangay Water Program (BWP) and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH).
The city's urban area now expanded to the southern part primarily on the site of the 300 hectare master-planned city within a city, Pueblo de Panay, which aims to build a new business district that would connect the Lawaan and Sibaguan highways. It is already occupied by several restaurants and hotels and Robinsons Place Roxas. Roxas City is experiencing a real estate boom" with conversions of shponds into subdivisions and commercial areas.
The National Port of Culasi and Roxas Airport serve as the main gateway to the city from the capital city of Manila. Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific Air has a daily flight to/from Manila and Mid-Sea Express serves the Roxas - Cebu route. The M/V Love-1 of Moreta Shipping Lines provides shipping going to Manila North Harbor and The Super Shuttle RoRo links Culasi to Batangas.
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Demographics

Population census of Roxas City
YearPop.  ±% p.a.  
1990103,171—    
1995118,715+2.85%
2000126,352+1.25%
2007147,738+2.26%
2010156,197+1.87%
Source: National Statistics Office
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Statue of Manuel Roxas in Roxas City


Statue of Manuel Acuña Roxas in his hometown of Roxas City, Philippines.
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History

In 1569, Captain Diego de Artieda who was sent by Miguel Lopez de Legazpi from Cebu, landed on the town of Panay and proclaimed it as the capital. Later the capital was moved to its present site upon realising that the town of Capiz was near the sea with better docking facilities. The Spaniards saw the long coastal cover and envisioned a trading and shipping center. Ports were constructed in Libas and later in Culasi.
A river meanders across the town, dividing it in two. Tributaries from the mountains flowed into the head of Panay River through settlements formed along its shores, irrigating and fertilizing the land. It provides water to fishponds during high tide.
In 1590, the navy of Acapulco, Mexico made Capiz Port its naval yard where ships sought shelter when the sea was rough. Capiz grew into a bustling port and houses of stone were built. The social and political status enjoyed by the native chieftains of Capiz often resulted in mixed marriages with the Spaniards. The mestizo descendants became the base of the principalia or influential citizens. Their privileged positions allowed them to build houses around the favored square of the poblacion - around the church and the government complex.
Their children became the beneficiaries of the Augustinian mission in 1593.
In 1746, Capiz was made the seat of the politico-military government, although it was ecclesiastically controlled by the Bishopric of Cebu. In the latter part of 1795, under Gobernadorcillo Miguel Bautista, the old road to Baybay Beach was built as an extension of San Roque Street.
The town of Capiz was frequently attacked by Muslims that in 1814, stone forts at Baybay Beach (Baluarte) were built through the initiative of Gobernadorcillo Jose Consolacion.
In 1870, the ground was broken for the foundation of the Cathedral of Capiz under the guidance of Reverend Apolonio Alvarez. It was built by sturdy hands, sweat and blood of Capizeños who were victims of forced labor.
In 1876, the diocese of Jaro in Iloilo was erected and Capiz came under its jurisdiction. In 1877, the cathedral was finally finished. Prior to its construction, a chapel was built in Burgos Street beside the municipal building.
In August 1899, the Spanish colonial government represented by Governor Juan Herrero formally surrendered to General Ananias Diokno in Baybay Beach.
Economic debacle hit the town of Capiz in 1914 when the Ayala Distillery grounded to a halt. What could have been an ambitious forerunner of nationalized industrialization became the victim of the Internal Revenue Law under American control.
In 1917, Division Superintendent of Schools F.E. Hemingway founded Capiz Trade School for intermediate pupils and offered woodworking as the only vocational course. The next division superintendent opened Capiz High School.
In 1926, Division Superintendent Arthur Wittman authorized teaching of complete secondary curriculum in the Capiz Trade School. In the same year, Culasi Port was built to accommodate inter-island ships.
On February 15, 1951 the diocese of Capiz became a separate ecclesiastical jurisdiction from Jaro. Its first bishop was Msgr. Manuel Yap. In the same year, former Vice Mayor Libertad Conlu became the first female mayor of Capiz.
Capiz became a chartered city on May 12, 1951 through House Bill 1528 sponsored by Ramon Acuña Arnaldo, the representative of the First District of Capiz. It was approved by President Elpidio Quirino on April 11, 1951 as Republic Act 603.[5] Consequently, the town was named Roxas City after her greatest son, President Manuel Acuña Roxas, the last president of the Commonwealth and the first president of the Philippine Republic.
The first appointed mayor was Lorenzo Acuña Arnaldo followed by Ramon Berjamin Blanco, Jose Dorado and Juliano Alovera Alba. In 1959, Lorenzo Acuña Arnaldo again became the head of the city as the first elected mayor. The next mayor was Teodoro Roxas Arcenas who was succeeded by Juliano Alovera Alba who was also the representative of the First District of Capiz at the House of Congress when Martial Law was declared.
Hon. Antonio A. Del Rosario, who is now the Congressman of the 1st District of Capiz, was elected to three terms as mayor of Roxas City, serving from 1998 to 2007.
Hon. Vicente B. Bermejo, who is the former governor of the province of Capiz, was elected mayor and served for three years, from 2007 to 2010.
The incumbent mayor of Roxas City is Hon. Angel Alan B. Celino, who also served as Vice Mayor of the city from 2004 to 2007.
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Barangays

The City of Roxas is politically subdivided into 47 barangays of which 31 are urban and 16 are rural. It is classified as a second Class Component City belonging to the first political district of the Province of Capiz along with the Municipality of Ma-ayon, Panay,Panitan, Pilar, Pontevedra, and President Roxas.

  • Bago
  • Balijuagan
  • Banica
  • Barangay 1
  • Barangay 2
  • Barangay 3
  • Barangay 4
  • Barangay 5
  • Barangay 6
  • Barangay 7
  • Barangay 8
  • Barangay 9
  • Barangay 10
  • Barangay 11
  • Barra
  • Bato
  • Baybay
  • Bolo
  • Anhawon
  • Adlawan
  • Cabugao
  • Cagay
  • Cogon
  • Culajao
  • Culasi
  • Dumolog
  • Dayao
  • Dinginan
  • Gabu-an
  • Inzo Arnaldo Village (Cadimahan)
  • Jumaguicjic
  • Lanot
  • Lawa-an
  • Li-ong
  • Libas
  • Loctugan
  • Lonoy
  • Milibili
  • Mongpong
  • Olotayan
  • Punta Cogon
  • Punta Tabuc
  • San Jose
  • Sibaguan
  • Talon
  • Tanque
  • Tanza
  • Tiza
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City of Roxas

Roxas City is a medium-sized city in the province of Capiz, Philippines. It is considered as one of Panay Island's center of education, trade, economic activity and logistics. Once known as the Municipality of Capiz, the origin of the present name of the province, was renamed into Roxas City in honor of native Manuel Roxas, the First President of the Philippine Third Republic, after it became a chartered city on May 12, 1951.
Languages spoken in Roxas City are Capiznon and Hiligaynon.
Based on the 2010 census of population, the city has a population of 156,197 and a density of 1,542.89/km2 (3,996.07/sq mi) people with 95.4% literacy.
The abundance of marine life makes Roxas City the "Seafood Capital of the Philippines." It has received Cleanest and Greenest Component City in Western Visayas Award in the Gawad Pangulo sa Kapaligiran (GPK) Cleanliness and Environmental contest. The Department of Health (DOH) awarded the city with the Red Orchid Award for being "100 percent tobacco-free." It has also gained the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Seal of Good Housekeeping and won the Best Police Station in the region by the Philippine National Police.
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Mayor Angel Alan Celino

After being in office for 100 days, Mayor Alan Celino's case is still being talked about and his rise to "political stardom" remains the favorite topic in local coffee shops. Even the mayor himself considers his win over then Mayor Vicente Bermejo in the last election a "sweet victory."

It was a case of a David slaying a Goliath.

Backed by the powerful machinery of the Liberal Party, Celino, who exuded much confidence and lots of energy during the campaign season, won the hotly-contested mayoral race over Bermejo by a slight margin of 691 votes. Celino garnered 33,122 votes while Bermejo of the Ugyon Kita Capiz chalked up 32,431 votes. 

Celino shed "tears of joy" shortly after his proclamation. He practically ended Bermejo's more than two decades stint in local politics and put a halt to his continuous winning streak during elections.

Indeed, why did the then formidable Bermejo lose to Celino?

We can cite a number of reasons to explain this political debacle. But first, we must consider the Roxas factor, which is about the political clout and influence wielded by former Sen. Mar Roxas and his mother, Judy Araneta-Roxas.

Bermejo, after all, is seen as the creation of the Roxases. A case of spring cannot be higher than its source?

To better understand this political reality, we must go back to the time (1998 elections) when Bermejo, at the end of his term as Panay mayor, was fielded by the Roxases to run against the charismatic and popular reelectionist Capiz Gov. Esteban Contreras, who dropped the LP in favor of Lakas.

The Roxases went all out for Bermejo, with Mrs. Roxas reportedly spending a night in Dumarao just to convince Victor Tanco Sr. (now governor) to be Bermejo’s running-mate. Because of the persuasive powers of Mrs. Roxas and Mar, Tanco eventually agreed even though, he would explain later, he had prior commitment with Contreras.

In short, the Bermejo-Tanco tandem won over the Contreras ticket. And the rest, as they say, is history.

While the Bermejo camp projected much confidence during the campaign period, the LP practically left no stone unturned in its “media offensive” against Bermejo. The LP camp even succeeded in having the mayor’s close relative talk publicly about the alleged anomalous land deal of Bermejo when he was still steering the Capitol.

That Bermejo did not pay much attention to what he considered as “black propaganda” launched against him did not in any way help maintain the political momentum he enjoyed since the start of the campaign. In fact, in only made people to believe more that there could have been some grain of truth to the allegations.
That the LP critics also used the internet to spew venoms at the Roxases and their allies did not help either because only few people (compared to those who listen to the radio) had access to the said information technology.

Despite Bermejo’s image as a popular leader, the recent polls proved that this was not enough to propel him to victory.

Hounded by such issues as the one-way traffic along Roxas Avenue, collecting a three-month advance rental fees from stallholders of Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center, changing the plate numbers of tricycles with his photo, clearing sidewalks of vendors and other illegal structures, alleged corruption issues, his being “elite,” Bermejo’s political machinery crumbled at the last hour. 

But more than these, Bermejo’s defeat is seen more as a political matter, something of which he is accountable to his political masters. His case can be likened to that of a water which can never rise above its source.
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