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Manuel Acuña Roxas ( Tagalog: [maˈnwel aˈkuɲa ˈɾɔhas]; January 1, 1892 – April 15, 1948) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the fifth president of the Philippines from 1946 until his death in 1948.
Manuel Acuña Roxas was the first president of the Republic of the Philippines, from 1946 to 1948. He was also the third and the last president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, from May to July 1946, after which the Philippines got its independence from the U.S. rule and turned into a republic.
Jul 2, 2024 · Roxas was elected president of the Commonwealth in 1946 as the nominee of the liberal wing of the Nacionalista Party (which became the Liberal Party), and, when independence was declared on July 4, he became the first president of the new republic.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Roxas was born to Gerardo Roxas, Sr. and Rosario Acuña on New Year's Day 1892 in Capiz (present-day Roxas City). He was a posthumous child, as his father Gerardo had died after having been mortally wounded by Spanish guardias civiles the year before.
Apr 13, 2014 · MANILA, Philippines - Sixty-six years ago, Manuel Acuña Roxas died at Clark Air Base, Pampanga just hours after delivering an impassioned speech championing the cause of liberty, justice, and...
Manuel Roxas was the first president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall. He served as president from the granting of Philippine independence in 1946 until his abrupt death in 1948. Roxas occupied important positions in the Philippine government more than any other Filipino had ever held before him.
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Today in Filipino history, September 15, 1953, Margie Moran, a Filipino beauty queen, actress and peace advocate was born in Manila. On September 15, 1953, Margarita Roxas Moran better known as "Margie Moran", was born to lawyer Francis Gonzalez Morán and Rosario McIlvain Roxas in Manila.
