  Manuel Roxas
"Our noble aspirations for nationhood, long cherished and ardously contended for by our people, will be realised."
Manuel Roxas was
born in Capiz, Capiz on January 1, 1892. His parents were Gerardo Roxas
Sr. and Rosario Acuña and had Spanish, Mexican and Chinese blood. He was
the Speaker of the House of Representatives and defeated President
Sergio Osmeña in the April 23, 1946 elections. He was sworn in as the
3rd President of the Philippine Commonwealth on May 28, 1946.
On July 4, 1946,
Roxas sat as the first president of the 3rd Republic of the Philippines.
His presidency began the task of solving the country's postwar
problems. He adopted a pro-American and anti-communist foreign policy
owing to the massive economic and military assistance extended by the
United States. He achieved the ratification of the Bell Trade Act, the
inclusion of the Parity Amendment in the Constitution and the signing of
the 1947 Military Bases Agreement. Graft and corruption along with
police and military abuses riddled his administration which caused great
distrust with the people and contributed to the existing problems of
the left-wing Huks in the countryside which he was not able to contain.
He died after a
fatal heart attack on April 15, 1948 while delivering a speech at the
U.S. Air Force Base at Clark Field, Angeles City, Pampanga. He was
married to Doña Trinidad de Leon and had two children, Ma. Rosario and
Gerardo. |
  President Manuel Roxas Born: January 1, 1892
Died: April 15, 1948
3rd and last President of the Commonwealth
(Term: May 28, 1946 - July 4, 1946)
First President of the Third Republic of the Philippines
(Term: July 4, 1946 - April 15, 1948)
Vice President: Elpidio Quirino |
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