ROXAS CITY

INVESTMENT CLIMATE

Center of Commerce, Trade, and Industry As of 2006, the number of registered establishments under the License Division of the City Mayor totaled to 1,409 establishments. In 2011, operating in the city are twenty (20) banks, fifteen (15) financing institutions, forty three (43) lending company investors, and twenty four (24) pawnshop/money changers. The central business district of the city is found along Roxas Avenue and in the area where the Teodoro Arcenas Trade Center is situated. A minor commercial center or commercial strip could also be found along Burgos Street and Gregorio del Pilar Street, Arnaldo Boulevard where Gaisano Mall is located. Market day in the City is Sunday. Goods exported by the city through its national port and the port of Iloilo are mostly agricultural and marine products like palay, rice, corn, copra, kapis shells, green mussels or "tahong", oyster or "talaba", dried fresh fish, prawns, crabs and shrimps Small and medium scale industries operate in the city such as an electronic manufacturing firm, one (1) prawn processing plant, one (1) crabmeat processing, bangus and prawn fry hatcheries, shellcraft business, rattan and wood furniture manufacturing, ice plants, hollow blocks manufacturing, rice mills, the cutflower and garments industries, and commercial poultry farms. To help out businessmen who wish to invest in the city, a special body has been formed – the City of Roxas Investment Board or CRIB. Commercial Banks Business entities can find easy convenience in the City of Roxas with many banks available.These banks are connected with their national and international branches and also have online and ATM capabilities. ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC. BANK OF COMMERCE BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS BUSINESS AND CONSUMERS BANK CHINA BANKING CORPORATION CITY SAVINGS BANK - ROXAS BRANCH DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES MAYBANK PHIL'S. INC. METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST CO. (METROBANK) METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY OPPURTUNITY KAUSWAGAN BANK INC. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK (PSBANK) PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK PHILTRUST BANK QUEEN CITY DEVELOPMENT BANK RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORP. - ROXAS UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK Financing Institutions ALJONIE FINANCE CORPORATION ASIALINK FINANCE CORPORATION CCC FINANCE CORPORATION-ROXAS FIRST STANDARD FINANCE CORPORATION FUNDLINE FINANCE CORPORATION FUNDLINE FINANCE CORPORATION - CAPIZ GERRY ROXAS FOUNDATION - HUBLAG JGM FINANCE CORPORATION MILLENIUM CASH FINANCE CO., INC. NORKIS FINANCIAL CORPORATION QUEDAN AND RURAL CREDIT GUARANTEE CORP. TAYTAY SA KAUSWAGAN, INC. ROXAS CITY BRANCH TRZ FINANCE CORPORATION ULTIMATE FINANCING CO., INC. YUSAY CREDIT & FINANCE CORPORATION Lending Company Investors 24-25 FINANCE CORPORATION A+ CREDIT CORPORATION ANCOR CREDIT AND LOAN CORP. ARMANDO FINANCING CORPORATION ASSET CREDIT & LOAN, INC. BIG - 8 FINANCE CORPORATION C.G. LENDING RESOURCES CORP. C.S.S. EVER LENDING INVESTOR & CO. INC. CAY LENDING INVESTOR CITICASH FINANCE CORP. DJ CATALAN LENDING HOUSE EMB CAPITAL LENDING CORPORATION EXQUISITE LENDING SERVICE, INC. FIRST CONSOLIDATED BANK FMB LENDING INVESTOR FREWILL FINANCE CORPORATION GO CASH LENDING INVESTOR HERCOR LENDING CORPORATION HMW LENDING INVESTORS, INC. IC LENDING INVESTOR'S CORPORATION KAGUYUMAN LENDING (KALI), INC. KATIBYUGAN DEVELOPMENT KAUSWAGAN LENDING INVESTORS, INC. LAKE CITI LENDING INVS., INC. LOCHILL LENDING CORP. MANILA TEACHER'S SAVINGS & LOAN METRO NEGROS CREDIT CORPORATION MOTORTRUST LENDING CORP. NEGROS SUN LENDING CORP. NICKEL COLLECTION LENDING INVESTOR INC. RADIOWEALTH FINANCE COMPANY RJ & A FINANCE CORPORATION RJ CREDIT SERVICES COOPERATIVE RO-LE CREDIT & LENDING CORP. ROXAS CITY GOV'T. EMPLOYEES MULTI PURPOSE RUSCO MOTORS, INC. SECONDARY RUSHCASH LENDING CORPORATION SEATOWN LENDING INVESTOR CORP. SKYLINE LENDING INVESTOR UGYON FOUNDATION WESSCORP LENDING CO., INC. ZFA CREDIT CORPORATION ZMZ LENDING INVESTOR Pawnshop/Money Changers AGENCIA FILIPINA & JEWELRY STORE CEBUANA LHUILLIER PAWNSHOP COMPARACION PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE F&C PAWNSHOP AND JEWELRY FILIPINA PAWNSHOP AND MONEY CHANGER FMB PAWNSHOP GOLDEN 8 PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE, INC. H. VILLARICA PAWNSHOP, INC. HENRY LHUILLIER PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY HL VILLARICA PAWNSHOP INC. HUTLLIER JEWEL FINANCIAL (PAWNSHOP) J.A. YNGCONG PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE KISSA PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE MARIA GRACIA PAWNSHOP, INC. MICHEL J. LHUILLER FINANCIAL SERVICES MM YNGCONG PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY STORE PALAWAN PAWNSHOP PRIME ASIA PAWN & JEWELRY SHOP, INC. RD PAWNSHOP, INC. - ROXAS 3 RESURRECCION PAWNSHOP & JEWELRY RICA PAWNSHOP BRANCH I TAMBUNTING PAWNSHOP THE CAPIZ PAWNSHOP BRANCH I VILLAGE PAWNSHOP