Manuel Roxas

His Excellency Manuel Roxas
5th President of the Philippines
In office May 28, 1946 – April 15, 1948
Vice President	Elpidio Quirino
Preceded by	Sergio Osmeña
Succeeded by	Elpidio Quirino
2nd President of the Senate of the Philippines
In office July 9, 1945 – May 25, 1946
Preceded by	Manuel L. Quezon
Succeeded by	José Avelino
Senator of the Philippines
In office July 9, 1945 – May 25, 1946
Executive Secretary
In office December 24, 1941 – March 26, 1942
President	Manuel L. Quezon
Preceded by	Jorge B. Vargas
Succeeded by	Arturo Rotor
Secretary of Finance
In office August 21, 1941 – December 29, 1941
President	Manuel L. Quezon
Preceded by	Antonio de las Alas
Succeeded by	Serafin Marabut
2nd Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives
In office October 27, 1922 – May 5, 1934
Preceded by	Sergio Osmeña
Succeeded by	Quintin Paredes
Member of the House of Representatives from Capiz's 1st district Member of the National Assembly (1935–1938)
In office June 6, 1922 – December 30, 1938
Preceded by	Antonio Habana
Succeeded by	Ramon Arnaldo
Governor of Capiz
In office 1919–1922
Preceded by	Jose Hontiveros
Succeeded by	Rafael Acuña
Member of the Capiz Municipal Council
In office 1917–1919
Personal details
Born	Manuel Roxas y Acuña (1892-01-01)January 1, 1892 Capiz, Capiz, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Died	April 15, 1948(1948-04-15) (aged 56) Clark Air Base, Mabalacat, Pampanga, Philippines
Cause of death	Heart attack
Resting place	Manila North Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
Political party	Liberal (1946–1948)
Other political affiliations	Nacionalista (1917–1946)
Spouse	Trinidad de Leon ​ (m. 1921)​
Children	Gerardo Manuel Roxas Ruby Roxas Out of wedlock with Juanita Muriedas McIlvain (disputed by the De Leon-Roxas lineage):[1] Rosario M. Roxas[2] Consuelo M. Roxas[3] Manuel "Manny" M. Roxas Jr.[4][5]
Alma mater	University of Manila University of the Philippines College of Law (LL.B)
Profession	Lawyer, soldier
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Military service
Allegiance	Philippines
Branch/service	Philippine Commonwealth Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Battles/wars	World War II * Japanese Occupation of the Philippines (1942–1945) * Philippines Campaign (1944–1945)

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. He served briefly as the third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946, to July 4, 1946, and became the first President of the Independent Third Philippine Republic after the United States ceded its sovereignty over the Philippines.