Roxas claimed a second man, who served as Yamashita's interpreter during the Second World War, told him of visiting an underground chamber there where stores of gold and silver were kept, and who told of a golden buddha kept at a convent located near the underground chambers.

Roxas claimed that within the next few years he formed a group to search for the treasure, and obtained a permit for the purpose from a relative of Ferdinand, Judge Pio Marcos.

In 1971, Roxas claimed, he and his group uncovered an enclosed chamber on state lands near Baguio City where he found bayonets, samurai swords, radios, and skeletal remains dressed in a Japanese military uniform.

Also found in the chamber, Roxas claimed, were a golden-colored Buddha and numerous stacked crates which filled an area approximately 6 feet x 6 feet x 35 feet.

It was soon after this, Roxas claimed, that President Ferdinand Marcos learned of Roxas ' discovery and ordered him arrested, beaten, and the Buddha and remaining gold seized.

Manuel Roxas, later President of the Philippines, was freed during the capture of Baguio.

* St. Pius X Seminary, Roxas City, Philippines

Its capital is Roxas City and is located at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, bordering Aklan and Antique to the west, and Iloilo to the south.

The capital was then moved to the present location of Roxas City.

Later, they moved the Capital to its present site upon discovering the town of Capiz ( not the province, and now Roxas City ) which was near the sea and provided docking facilities.

* Roxas City

The Province of Cagayan at that time consisted of all towns from Tumauini to the north in Aparri and all other towns from Ilagan City, Roxas southward to Aritao comprised the Province of old Nueva Vizcaya.

In order to facilitate the work of the Catholic missionaries in the evangelization in the Cagayan Valley, a royal decree was issued on May 1, 1856 that created the Province of Isabela consisting of the towns of Gamu, Old Angadanan ( now Alicia ), Bindang ( now Roxas ) and Camarag ( now Echague ), Carig ( now Santiago City ) and Palanan, all detached from Nueva Vizcaya ; while Cabagan and Tumauini were taken from the Cagayan province.

Manuel A. Roxas, third and last President of the Commonwealth and the first of the Republic of the Philippines, was born to Gerardo Roxas, Sr. and Rosario Acuña on January 1, 1892 in Capiz ( present-day Roxas City ).

Kalibo is 160 kilometers from Iloilo City, 90 kilometers from Roxas City, and 175 kilometers from San Jose, Antique.

Land travel from Iloilo City to Kalibo takes approximately two and a half to three hours, one and a half hours from Roxas City, and three to five hours from San Jose, Antique.

He was the first rector of St. Pius X Seminary in Lawaan Hills, Roxas City, Capiz, serving from 1957 to 1967.

Roxas City is a medium-sized city in the province of Capiz, Philippines and the chief port of Northern Panay.

Formerly known as the Municipality of Capiz, where the province got it's name, later renamed Roxas City after it became a chartered city on May 12, 1951., the city mayor is former city vice mayor Angel Alan Celino who was elected during the 2010 election.

The old Capiz Bridge ( now Roxas City Bridge ) made the city known as the " Venice of the Visayas ".

The language spoken in Roxas City are Capiznon and Hiligaynon.

The abundance of marine life makes Roxas City the " Seafood Capital of the Philippines.

Recently, Roxas City has been a recipient of major awards from various government agencies.

The City of Roxas, once known as the municipality of Capiz is the provincial capital of Capiz.

Consequently, the town was named Roxas City after her greatest son, President Manuel Acuña Roxas, the last president of the Commonwealth and the first president of the Philippine Republic.

Roxas was allegedly following a map from the son of a Japanese soldier ; Roxas allegedly relied on tips provided from Yamashita ’ s interpreter ; and Roxas allegedly found samurai swords and the skeletons of dead Japanese soldiers in the treasure chamber.

A son of Don Pedro Roxas, Don Antonio R. Roxas, was appointed president, with Don Enrique Brías de Coya and Don Ramón J. Fernández as managers.

By the end of 1914, Don Enrique Brías de Coya, after seeing that his efforts and industry had resulted in to a progressive and prosperous business, retired from active business life in favor of his son, Don Antonio Brías Roxas.

Don Ramón J. Fernández was elected president of the board of directors and Don Antonio Roxas y Gargollo, son of Don Antonio R. Roxas, was elected vice-president.

Don Eduardo Roxas, another son of Don Antonio R. Roxas, and Don Jacobo Zóbel were appointed directors.

His son Gerardo, who died in 1982, had three children: Maria Lourdes Roxas, married to Augusto Ojeda, Manuel, nicknamed Mar, whose spouse is broadcaster Korina Sanchez, and Gerardo " Dinggoy " Roxas Jr. ( 1960 – 1993 ).

In Homma's name, they sent out secret orders against his policies, including ordering the execution of Filipino Chief Justice Jose Abad Santos and attempted execution of former Speaker of the House of Representatives Manuel Roxas, which Homma found out about in time to stop.

The rumored treasure has been the subject of a complex lawsuit that was filed in a Hawaiian state court in 1988 involving a Filipino treasure hunter, Rogelio Roxas, and the former Philippine president, Ferdinand Marcos.

In March 1988, a Filipino treasure hunter named Rogelio Roxas filed a lawsuit in the state of Hawaii against the former president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda Marcos for theft and human rights abuses.

Sebastian Virrey countered with such former students as the brothers Alfonso and Claro M. Recto ; Fidel and Carmelo Reyes ; Teodoro and Maximo Kalaw ; Pacifico, Jose and Enrique Laygo ; and Manuel Luz Roxas, Jose D. Dimayuga, Bernabe Africa, Pablo Borbon, Potenciano Malvar, Leoncio Aranda and Bishop Alfredo Obviar ..

* Mar Roxas, grandson of former President and former Congressman turned Senator

* Gerardo Roxas, Jr., grandson of former President and former Congressman

The Liberal Party of the Philippines ( Filipino: Partido Liberal ng Pilipinas ) is a liberal party in the Philippines, founded by then senators Senate President Manuel Roxas, Senate President Pro-Tempore Elpidio Quirino, and former 9th Senatorial District Senator Jose Avelino, on November 24, 1945 by a breakaway Liberal group from the Nacionalista Party.

Finally in 1947, San Gabriel was converted into a regular municipality by virtue of Executive Order No. 72 issued by President Manuel Roxas through the sponsorship of the former Speaker Pro-Tempore Francisco Ortega in the House of Representatives.

: 1969-Bangal, Tabacan, Dalao and the former streets which were formerly part of the Poblacion: San isidro, del Pilar, Gomez, Burgos, Zamra, mabini, Roxas, Torres, Bonifacio, mabini Extension, Rizal, Padre Dandan and General Luna.

* Manuel Roxas ( 1892 – 1948 ), former President of the Philippines

* Trinidad Roxas ( 1900 – 1995 ), former First Lady of the Philippines

* Manuel Roxas ( 1892 – 1948 ), former President of the Philippines

Leading the opposition were former senators Benigno Aquino, Jr., Gerardo " Gerry " Roxas, Gil J. Puyat and Salvador " Doy " Laurel.