July 18, 2019
I went back to the Pot of Gold monument at the National Highway and rode a van to Roxas town. It’s another quiet town but they have a Jollibee. I took a photo of the Sto Nino Church, which is a beautiful church, and some ancestral houses nearby. Some are being sold. There’s a Ceres Terminal near the public market and I was tempted to book a ticket to Cubao (I’m sure it will be another RORO ride at Calapan City to Batangas). I already went to the municipal hall where a statue of Rizal is located.
A staff approached me and asked if I’m doing a documentary. He said I should seek a permit. I told him I’m promoting the town on my blog – but if they want that, then I won’t take any more pictures. This is the first time that I was ever approached by a municipal staff and ask to get a permit (to take a picture of a public building). I guess there’s a political issue in this town.
Roxas has a port that offers RORO trip to Caticlan in Aklan (Panay Island). Since I had a bad experience with the customer service of Starlite Ferries (who won’t reply in time when asked about their trips), I decided to take a RORO at the next town of Bulalacao.
You can find the summary of my entire Trip to Mindoro and Aklan here.
Roxas Municipal Hall, Oriental Mindoro
Here’s more information about the Port Town of Roxas from PhilAtlas:
Roxas is a coastal municipality in the province of Oriental Mindoro.
The municipality has a land area of 85.26 square kilometers or 32.92 square miles which constitutes 2.01% of Oriental Mindoro's total area. Its population as determined by the 2015 Census was 53,201. This represented 6.30% of the total population of Oriental Mindoro province, or 1.80% of the overall population of the MIMAROPA region. Based on these figures, the population density is computed at 624 inhabitants per square kilometer or 1,616 inhabitants per square mile.
A huge tree besides the Sto Nino Parish Church, Oriental Mindoro
Interior shot of the Sto Nino Parish Church, Oriental Mindoro
Sto Nino Parish Church, Oriental Mindoro
Some old houses in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
Sto Nino Parish Church, Oriental Mindoro
Some old houses in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
Roxas Gymnasium, Oriental Mindoro
The statue of Jose Rizal in front of the Roxas Municipal Hall, Oriental Mindoro
Roxas Public Market, Oriental Mindoro
Ceres Liner has a bus terminal in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro that would take you to Cubao, Quezon City via Calapan City through RORO to Batangas Port..
Jollibee Roxs, Oriental Mindoro
Occidental Mindoro Cooperative Bank, Magsaysay Street, Bagumbayan, Roxas, Oriental Mindoro
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