he major infrastructures in the City are the National Port, the Airport, the Libas Fishing Port, the Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center (TATC), the Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center, the Hall of Justice, the Jumbo Bridge, and the newly inaugurated Roxas City Convention Hall. It has 145.7241 kilometers (kms.) of road which 24.30 kms. are national, 38.870 kms. are city and 82.5541 kms. are barangays. Its bridges total to 459.25 meters (m.) of which 232.15 m. are national, 171.60 m. are city and 55.5 m. are barangay.

The City gets its power from the Capiz Electric Cooperative (CAPELCO). The number connection for in 2004 was 29,419 while the total number of houses served is 25,340. The Metro Roxas Water District (MRWD) supplies potable drinking water to the populace. The number of pipe water supply connection for CY 2005 is 16,701. The average water demand is 19,614.72 cu.m./day with a water consumption of 4,912,332.30 cu.m. The average domestic consumption is 199.26 liter per capita per day. Supplementing the water supplied by 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).

he major mode of transportation in the city is the tricycle. In 2006, a total of 3,151 units with legitimate franchises serve the needs of the riding public. Inter and provincial mobility of residents and their cargo is serviced by vans, buses and jeepneys. Sea transportation is served by two (2) shipping companies namely: Negros Navigation and Moreta Lines plying the route of Roxas to Manila. Passengers and cargoes transported by air are catered by Philippine Airlines B-737 aircraft, Cebu Pacific, Aboitiz Air Cargo and other chartered cargo planes.

ommunication facilities are catered by the Philippine Long Distance and Telephone Company (PLDT), Bureau of Telecommunications (BUTEL), PT&T, RCPI-Bayantel, Globelines-Islacom and cellular phone companies: Smart, Globe, Touch Mobile & Sun Cellular. Internet services are also available like PLDT Vibe. Printing needs of the populace are served by eleven printing companies while broadcast media is catered by 4 radio stations namely: AM – DYJJ, DYOW – Bombo Radyo, DYVR – Radio Agong / RMN – FM.-Star FM. Television facilities reach the city through Iloilo. However, we have two (2) cable television which are Wesfardell Cable Services and the Filvision, Inc. (Altocable) where more than 3,000 subscriber and their families are enjoying. An ABS-CBN Television relay station is now operating in the city.

The city residents have access to various type of reading materials such as newspapers and magazines, both foreign and local. There is one locally published weekly newspaper in the city: Capiz Times. Regional and national dailies are also available daily. To cater the needs of the students, a Provincial Library at Capitol Building and two (2) bookstores: Jade & Libro are also available.

ducational institutions abound in the city proper as students come from the other municipalities and nearby provinces to avail of a relatively low cost of tuition and fees. With a high quality of basic, tertiary, and post-graduate education, students from these schools often earn national and even international honors, bringing pride to Roxas City.

Following is a list of the major schools in the city:

• Pres. Manuel Roxas Memorial School (North and South)
• Banica Elementary School
• Cong. Ramon A. Arnaldo High School (formerly City of Roxas High School)
• Capiz Commercial School
• Capiz National High School
• Roxas City School for Philippine Craftsmen (RCSPC)
• Capiz State University (formerly Capiz Institute of Technology)
• Colegio de la Purisima Concepcion
• St. Mary's Academy of Capiz
• Filamer Christian College
• St. John College
• St. Pius X Seminary
• Saint Anthony College of Roxas City
• ACLC Roxas Branch
• Hercor College
• Our Lady Of Grace Academy

he city is also home to a public hospital and three (3) private hospitals. In year 2001 from government & private hospitals & the City Health Office Roxas City has 216 doctors, 1,616 nurses, 55 midwives, 11 dentist, 13 pharmacist, 37 medical technologist, 15 rural sanitary inspector, 5 dental aides, 70 administrative personnel, 4 laboratory aide, 2 health educators, 10 utility workers, 4 drivers, 18 x-ray technicians, 6 pharmacy aides, 30 nursing aides, 1 social workers, 5 dietician, 2 nutritionist, 10 cooks, 3 food service workers, 9 institutional workers, 3 laundry workers, 1 clinic aide & 1,282 community volunteer health worker.

• Roxas Memorial General Hospital
• Capiz Emmanuel Hospital
• Saint Anthony's Hospital
• Capiz Doctors Hospital