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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.
Jul 2, 2024 · Manuel Roxas (born Jan. 1, 1892, Capiz, Phil.—died April 15, 1948, Clark Field, Pampanga) was a political leader and the first president (1946–48) of the independent Republic of the Philippines.
April 15, 1948, President Manuel Roxas died of heart attack after delivering a speech in the Kelly Theater of Clark Air Force Base in Pampanga. The President who was on a long standing invitation from Major General E. L. Eubank, went to Pampanga on official visit accompanied by Senate President Avelino, Speaker Perez and General Jalandoni.
Roxas died of a heart attack on the night of April 15, 1948. He was preparing to support the U.S. forces, at the beginning of the Cold War, and had delivered a speech at the ‘Clark Air Force Base’ the same day.
May 9, 2018 · Loyal to the United States to the last, he died on American soil. Further Reading. Two useful biographies of Roxas are Felixberto G. Bustos, And Now Comes Roxas (1945), and Marcial P. Lichauco, Roxas (1952).
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...
Apr 3, 2019 · April 3, 2019 | 12:00am. The man whose picture graces our blue-colored P100 bills is Manuel A. Roxas, the first president of the new Republic of the Philippines. He was the fifth Philippine...
