• Ord. No. 51 – Enacting the anti-littering ordinance of the City of Roxas, providing penalties for the violation thereof and for other purposes.

Littering is an offense that could present with serious repercussions. Maybe not immediately, but later when litter has clogged the city’s drainage system and contaminated the waterways. To prevent these, the above ordinance seeks to eradicate littering in the city by prohibiting it and sanctioning those who violate the above ordinance.

• Ord. No. 016-2001 – An ordinance amending section 5 of ordinance no. 51, series of 1998, otherwise known as the Roxas City Anti-littering Ordinance of 1998 by increasing the penalties provided thereof.

As with the preceding ordinance, this ordinance has the same objectives but this time the penalties have been increased to further discourage people who think that the penalties are light enough.

• Ord. No. 22-94 - An ordinance prohibiting smoking inside movie houses, public and private schools, inside hospital buildings, and health centers; private air-conditioned establishments open to the public; government offices, except individual rooms, is hereby prohibited within the territorial jurisdiction of the city of Roxas.

Smoking causes a huge percentage of the world’s air pollution. The city of Roxas does not want to contribute to this percentage and at the same time protect its residents from the threat of respiratory diseases and lung cancer. The above ordinance did not actually prohibit smoking but it limited the number of places where people can smoke in order to discourage this very unhealthy and environmentally hazardous habit.