About My Family
A family is the first school in which a child receives the basic
values of life. He learns good manners in the family. The morals and
values learnt in family become our guiding force. They make our
character. They lay the foundation of our thinking. I feel fortunate to
be born in a family where values are inculcated in early childhood.
I belong to a middle class family. There are six members in my
family. They are our parents, me,my brother and 2 sister. Our father is the head of the family. He enjoys a commanding
position. His decision is final in family matters. Nobody can dare to
go against him. Everybody respects him. He is the guardian of the
family. He is a cool and considerate man. He is just and fair. His
decision is never influenced by any other. He is a vendor.
He is
sincere and hardworking. My mother is
a simple housewife. She is
soft-natured and caring. She takes great care of us. She does not care
for her comfort for us. She helps the
poor and the needy. She is religious and God-fearing.
Our family has been known for discipline and values. We give great
importance to values and morals in life. Since our early childhood we
are taught to respect the elders and love the children. We learn the
lesson of punctuality and honesty from our grandfather. It is due to
the good education of our grandparents that we could excel both in
sports and education. Since our childhood we have been put into the
habit of rising early in the morning. This has a natural effect on our
health and physical fitness.
Our family is like a heaven. There is peace, prosperity, love and
care. The younger’s have regard and respect for the elders while the
elders shower them with their love and affection. The instructions of
the elders are followed with great respect. If a member has some
problem the whole family is beside him. I am proud of my family.
About Myself
I was born on a cold, evening in October 17,1996. I live in Brgy.Lanot,Roxas Cityand I go to school at Colegio Dela Purisima Concepcion. I live with my parents, Marina and Andy; my
brother, Peter; and my sisters Suseh and Sarah.
I was graduated at Roxas City School for Philippine Craftsmen last 2012.
My favorite color is sky blue and my favorite cartoon character is doraemon.My favorite food is chicken curry and my favorite desert is ice cream.
My hobby is listening to music and watching television.
My motto in life is,"TIME IS GOLD"
Roxas City
The City of Roxas, once known as the municipality of Capiz is the capital of the province of Capiz.
In 1569, Captain Diego de Artieda who was sent by Miguel Lopez de
Legazpi from Cebu, landed on the town of Pan-ay and proclaimed it as the
capital. Later the capital was moved to its present site upon
discovering that the town of Capiz was near the sea where they can have
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, cuts it at the heart and divides it
almost equally into two. Tributaries from the mountains flowed into the
head of Panay River through settlements formed along its shores,
irrigating and fertilizing the land to provide food to the people.
Following its course into the sea, it provides water to fishponds during
high tide.
In 1590, the Navy of Acapulco, Mexico made Capiz port its arsenal
(naval yard) where they can seek shelter when the sea was rough. Capiz
then eventually grew into a bustling port and several houses of stones
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 608. 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.
The most notable people of Roxas include:
- Manuel Acuña Roxas - First president of the independent Republic of the Philippines
- Josefa Abiertas - The first woman bar topnotcher and proponent of the Women's Suffrage Bill
- General Esteban Contreras - Fought for the freedom of the Capiznons, was never captured by the Americans.
- Jose "Tabai" Altavas - Municipal Councilor of Capiz (1903 – 1906);
member of the provincial board of Capiz (1906 - 1907); Delegate to the
First Philippine Assembly (1907 – 1909); Provincial Governor of Capiz
for two terms (1910 – 1916); Senator from Iloilo, Capiz and Romblon
(1916 – 1922); and Representative from the second district of Capiz
(1925 – 1928). He was a member of the “goodwill” Legislative Delegation
to Japan in 1917 and was elected Delegate, from the first district of
Capiz, to the constitutional convention in 1934.
