It has a population of at least 200,000 people. Roxas, also formerly called Capiz, has been renamed after native son Manuel Roxas, who was president from 1946 to 1948. Macarine earned the nickname ...

After the war, he was elected vice president serving under President Manuel Roxas. Unfortunately, President Roxas suffered a heart attack on April 17, 1948, while visiting an American military ...