Roxas City adalah kota yang terletak di provinsi Capiz, Filipina.
Pada tahun 2007, kota ini memiliki populasi sebesar 147.738 jiwa.
Pembagian wilayah
Secara politis Roxas City terbagi menjadi 47 barangay, yaitu:
- Tiza
- Bago
- Balijuagan
- Banica
- Barra
- Bato
- Baybay
- 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
- Bolo
Sarana pendidikan
Di wilayah ini terdapat cukup banyak bangunan sekolah sebagai sarana pendidikan, diantaranya adalah:
- President Manuel A. Roxas Memorial School (NORTH, SOUTH, SPED, FL)
- Capiz Commercial School (CCS)
- Saint Mary's Academy Of Capiz (SMAC)
- Roxas City School for Philippine Craftsmen (RCSPC)
- Capiz State University
- Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion (CPC) Main & Annex
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- PACE Computer College
- Hercor College
- Capiz National High School (Regular, SSTC, SOF, SPA)
- Hercor College
- Our Lady Of Grace Academy (OLGA), Lonoy, Roxas City
- Cong. Ramon A. Arnaldo High School (City High)
- Life Goal International Institute
- Lifeline International Academy
- St. Michael Montessori
- St. Anthony College (St. Anthony College of Nursing)
- Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Learning Center (Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Learning Center), De La Salle Supervised
- College of St. John-Roxas, De La Salle Supervised
- St. Pius X Seminary
- Sancta Maria Mater et Regina Seminarium
- Dean Alberto Villarruz College (sebelumnya bernama STI College-Roxas)
- Capiz Institute of Electronics
- AMA Computer Learning Center - ROXAS (Fuentes Drive, Roxas City)
Sarana kesehatan
Beberapa rumah sakit yang ada di Roxas City antara lain:
- Roxas Memorial Provincial Hospital (sebelumnya bernama Roxas Memorial General Hospital)
- Capiz Emmanuel Hospital
- St. Anthony College Hospital
- Capiz Doctors Hospital
- The Health Centrum (u/c)
Bank
Beberapa bank yang beroperasi di kota ini antara lain:
- Allied Banking Corporation
- Banco De Oro
- Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (u/c)
- Bank of Commerce
- Bank of the Philippine Islands
- Business and Commercial Bank
- Capiz Settlers Cooperative Rural Bank, Inc
- China Banking Corporation
- CitySavings Bank
- Development Bank of the Philippines
- Farm Bank, Inc.
- Green Bank of CARAGA
- Iloilo City Development Bank
- Land Bank of the Philippines
- Maybank Philippines, Inc
- Metropolitan Banking Corporation
- OK Bank
- Philtrust Bank
- Philippine National Bank
- Philippine Savings Bank
- Queen City Development Bank
- Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
- Rural Bank of Pilar(Capiz)
- United Coconut Planters Bank
- Valiant Bank
Tokoh terkenal
Berikut ini adalah nama beberapa tokoh yang berasal dari kota ini, yaitu:
- Manuel Acuña Roxas, presiden pertama Filipina.
- Josefa Abiertas.[1]
- Jenderal Esteban Contreras, pemimpin revolusi dalam perang Filipina dengan Amerika Serikat.[2]
- Gerardo Roxas, Senator dan sekaligus anak dari presiden Manuel Roxas.
- Manuel Roxas II, Senator dan sekaligus cucu dari presiden Manuel Roxas.
- Lorenzo Acuña Arnaldo, wali kota pertama (1951) dan pemenang pemilu wali kota pertama (1959) di Roxas City.
- Julian Alovera Alba, wali kota ke empat.
- Julito Elegino Sr., Direktur pertama Classified Intelligence, sebelumnya bernama Commander in Chief of the New Peoples Army.
- Barbie Almalbis, penyanyi.
- Geraldine Villarruz Asis, Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 1987 dan finalis Miss Universe 1987.
- Lino F. Villarruz, (pakar seni rupa, University of Santo Tomas).[3]
- Jose "Tabai" Altavas, (1916 – 1922)
- Cornelio “Agurang” T. Villareal, Sr., Mantan Ketua DPR.
- Sergio "Takal" Adremisen - Tokoh pendidikan terkenal di Roxas City.
- Ariel "Bombit" Alati-it - perancang busana.
Referensi
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