President Roxas, Cotabato

Municipality in Cotabato, Philippines

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Municipality in Soccsksargen, Philippines

President Roxas

Municipality

Municipality of President Roxas

Seal

Map of Cotabato with President Roxas highlighted

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President Roxas

Location within the Philippines

Coordinates: 7°09′16″N 125°03′21″E﻿ / ﻿7.15444°N 125.05583°E﻿ / 7.15444; 125.05583
Country| Philippines
Region| Soccsksargen
Province| Cotabato
District|  2nd district
Founded| May 8, 1967
Named after| Manuel Roxas
Barangays| 25 (see Barangays)
Government

[1]

• Type| Sangguniang Bayan
• Mayor| Jonathan O. Mahimpit
• Vice Mayor| Jaime H. Mahimpit
• Representative| Rudy S. Caoagdan
• Electorate| 31,945 voters (2022)
Area

[2]

• Total

| 618.25 km2 (238.71 sq mi)
Elevation

| 239 m (784 ft)
Highest elevation

| 738 m (2,421 ft)
Lowest elevation

| 85 m (279 ft)
Population

(2020 census)[3]

• Total

| 52,512
• Density| 85/km2 (220/sq mi)
• Households

| 12,306
Economy

• Income class| 1st municipal income class
• Poverty incidence|

38.53

% (2021)[4]
• Revenue| ₱ 386.8 million (2022)
• Assets| ₱ 822.7 million (2022)
• Expenditure| ₱ 292.3 million (2022)
• Liabilities| ₱ 243.6 million (2022)
Service provider

• Electricity| Cotabato Electric Cooperative (COTELCO)
Time zone| UTC+8 (PST)
ZIP code|

9405

PSGC|

124713000

IDD : area code | +63 (0)64
Native languages| Hiligaynon
Cebuano
Matigsalug
Ilianen
Tagalog
Website| www.presroxas-cotabatoprov.gov.ph

President Roxas ([ˈɾohas]), officially the Municipality of President Roxas (Cebuano: Lungsod sa President Roxas; Tagalog: Bayan ng President Roxas), is a municipality in the province of Cotabato, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 52,512 people.[3]

## History

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President Roxas, one of the five daughter municipalities of Kidapawan, was created through Republic Act No. 4869, issued on May 8, 1967, in what was the last of the partitions, when two separate clusters of barangays separated. As a portion of Matalam which is another daughter municipality created in 1961, which would separate in 1980 to form Antipas, split the municipality into two—the upper and lower parts—the municipality, upon creation, became one of few in the country with non-contingent territory.[5]

The bill seeking the creation of this municipality, which was later approved and signed into law by President Ferdinand Marcos, was first introduced in the House of Representatives on January 23, 1967 by Hon. Salipada K. Pendatun, representative of entire province of Cotabato. It was then passed and approved in the House of Senate on February 13, 1967.

Most of the territories comprising the new municipality were formerly part of Kidapawan, the mother municipality extending up to the borders of Bukidnon are the vast Arakan plains, which could boast of its rich and fertile valley suitable for agricultural crops such as rubber, coffee, sugar cane, palay and corn.[6]

Barrio Kabacan, renamed Barrio President Roxas that eventually became the seat of the municipal government was an insignificant area before 1951. In fact, it was Barrio Labuo, where the Manobo Chieftain, Datu Guabong Linog resided with his people who was thriving the area even before the outbreak of the World War II. The Manobo natives have learned to co- exist with the settlers from Visayas and Luzon. After the war, floods of emigrants from different parts of the country continued to arrive at a much faster rate so that by 1957, they had occupied almost all the vast fertile land of the Arakan plains. By this time settlers of Barrio President Roxas had bonded together into an organization called “La castellana home seekers Association” whose membership were mostly people from Negros Occidental. This group helped enhanced the rapid development of the area outpacing the rest of the earlier settlements.

In the early 1960s, Barrio President Roxas became a booming logging community. The concessionaires constructed logging roads extending beyond the Arakan Valley, making it the center of commerce and Agriculture. In the early part of 1970, the road, which was constructed by logging companies stationed at Poblacion was utilized as the main route of transportation in going out to Kidapawan passing Barangay Tuael through Barangay Binay and Poblacion of the Municipality of Magpet. It was in 1967 when the National Highway at km. 114 Paco, Kidapawan was opened. This project propelled the growth of programs and development in the area. Mobility of the people became easy not only in President Roxas but also of the entire Arakan Valley which is composed of five (5) municipalities.

## Geography

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The municipality of President Roxas is composed of two parts: the northern and the southern part.

Northern President Roxas is bounded by the Municipalities of Damulog and Kibawe of the province of Bukidnon on the north, on the south by the Municipality of Antipas, on the west by the Municipality of Carmen and on the east by the Municipality of Arakan.

Meanwhile, Southern President Roxas is bounded on the north by the Municipality of Antipas, on the south by Kidapawan, on the west by Matalam and on the east by the Municipality of Magpet.

### Barangays

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President Roxas is politically subdivided into 25 barangays. [7] Each barangay consists of puroks while some have sitios.

* Alegria
* Bato-bato
* Del Carmen
* F. Cajelo (New Maasin)
* Edaoman
* Ilustre
* Kamarahan
* Camasi
* Kisupaan
* La Esperanza
* Labu-o
* Lamalama
* Lomonay
* New Cebu
* Poblacion
* Sagcungan
* Salat
* Sarayan
* Tuael
* Greenhill
* Cabangbangan
* Datu Indang
* Datu Sundungan
* Kimaruhing
* Mabuhay

### Climate

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Climate data for President Roxas, Cotabato

Month  | Jan  | Feb  | Mar  | Apr  | May  | Jun  | Jul  | Aug  | Sep  | Oct  | Nov  | Dec  | Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 31
(88)  | 32
(90)  | 30
(86)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 29
(84)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)  | 30
(86)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)  | 21
(70)  | 21
(70)  | 21
(70)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 23
(73)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)  | 22
(72)
Average precipitation mm (inches)  | 51
(2.0)  | 41
(1.6)  | 38
(1.5)  | 45
(1.8)  | 82
(3.2)  | 108
(4.3)  | 114
(4.5)  | 120
(4.7)  | 95
(3.7)  | 96
(3.8)  | 76
(3.0)  | 52
(2.0)  | 918
(36.1)
Average rainy days  | 10.2  | 8.1  | 9.8  | 15.3  | 22.5  | 23.9  | 25.2  | 25.4  | 23.3  | 24.1  | 21.0  | 16.8  | 225.6
Source: Meteoblue[8]

## Demographics

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Population census of President RoxasYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
|

1970 | 20,639| —
1975 | 20,351| −0.28%
1980 | 25,784| +4.84%
1990 | 32,774| +2.43%
1995 | 36,788| +2.19%
2000 | 41,231| +2.47%
2007 | 43,133| +0.62%
2010 | 44,229| +0.92%
2015 | 47,575| +1.40%
2020 | 52,512| +1.96%
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[9][10][11][12]

In the 2020 census, the population of President Roxas, Cotabato, was 52,512 people,[3] with a density of 85 inhabitants per square kilometre or 220 inhabitants per square mile.

## Economy

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Poverty incidence of President Roxas

2000
62.18

2003
48.84

2006
36.70

2009
35.30

2012
47.57

2015
41.57

2018
37.50

2021
38.53

Source: Philippine Statistics Authority[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]

Industries

* Banana chip making
* Fish crackers
* Sandal making
* Macaroni chips
* Native chicken production

## References

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1. ^ Municipality of President Roxas |  (DILG)
2. ^ "2015 Census of Population, Report No. 3 – Population, Land Area, and Population Density" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. Quezon City, Philippines. August 2016. ISSN 0117-1453. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
3. ^ a b c Census of Population (2020). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
4. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
5. ^ David, Karlo Antonio (January 3, 2024). "Moppiyon Kahi Diid Patoy: The Greater Kidapawan Area". MindaNews. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
6. ^ "President Roxas". Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
7. ^ "Province: North Cotabato". PSGC Interactive. Quezon City, Philippines: Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
8. ^ "President Roxas: Average Temperatures and Rainfall". Meteoblue. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
9. ^ Census of Population (2015). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
10. ^ Census of Population and Housing (2010). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)" (PDF). Total Population by Province, City, Municipality and Barangay. National Statistics Office. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
11. ^ Censuses of Population (1903–2007). "Region XII (Soccsksargen)". Table 1. Population Enumerated in Various Censuses by Province/Highly Urbanized City: 1903 to 2007. National Statistics Office.
12. ^ "Province of North Cotabato". Municipality Population Data. Local Water Utilities Administration Research Division. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
13. ^ "Poverty incidence (PI):". Philippine Statistics Authority. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
14. ^ "Estimation of Local Poverty in the Philippines" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 29 November 2005.
15. ^ "2003 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 23 March 2009.
16. ^ "City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates; 2006 and 2009" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 3 August 2012.
17. ^ "2012 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates" (PDF). Philippine Statistics Authority. 31 May 2016.
18. ^ "Municipal and City Level Small Area Poverty Estimates; 2009, 2012 and 2015". Philippine Statistics Authority. 10 July 2019.
19. ^ "PSA Releases the 2018 Municipal and City Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
20. ^ "PSA Releases the 2021 City and Municipal Level Poverty Estimates". Philippine Statistics Authority. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.

## External links

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* President Roxas Profile at the DTI Cities and Municipalities Competitive Index
* Philippine Standard Geographic Code
* Philippine Census Information

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Northern part

|  | Damulog, Bukidnon / Kibawe, Bukidnon |

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Carmen |

President Roxas

| Arakan
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| Antipas |

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Southern part (includes the poblacion)

|  | Antipas |

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|  |
Matalam |

President Roxas

| Magpet
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| Kidapawan |

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Province of Cotabato

Kidapawan (capital)

Municipalities|

* Alamada
* Aleosan
* Antipas
* Arakan
* Banisilan
* Carmen
* Kabacan
* Libungan
* Magpet
* Makilala
* Matalam
* Midsayap
* M'lang
* Pigcawayan
* Pikit
* President Roxas
* Tulunan

Special Geographic Area
(part of Bangsamoro)|

* Kadayangan
* Kapalawan
* Ligawasan
* Malidegao
* Nabalawag
* Old Kaabakan
* Pahamuddin
* Tugunan

Component city|

* Kidapawan

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