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	Manuel Roxas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Manuel Acuña Roxas (January 1, 1892—April 15, 1948) was the first president of the independent Republic of the Philippines.
		Manuel Roxas was married to Doña Trinidad de Leon and had two children Ruby and Gerardo (Gerry) Roxas who became congressman and a leader of Liberal Party.
		Roxas studied college in University of Manila, and law at the University of the Philippines and was the Bar topnotcher.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manuel_Roxas (653 words)

	Mar Roxas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Manuel A. Roxas II Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II (born May 13, 1957) is a senator of the Philippines.
		He is the grandson of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas, and the son of former Senator Gerry Roxas.
		Roxas was born in Quezon City in Metro Manila.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mar_Roxas (165 words)

	Encyclopedia: Manuel Roxas
		Roxas studied college in University of Manila, and law at the University of the Philippines and was the Bar topnotcher.
		Roxas was born on January 1, 1892 in a city that was named, postmortem, after him, Roxas City, Capiz to Rosario Acuna.
		Roxas' score is also the highest number of votes ever received by any candidate in any Philippine election, besting by 1,021,141 the dubious record set by Ferdinand Marcos in the presidential election held in 1981 when the country was under martial law.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Manuel-Roxas (2260 words)

	Manuel Roxas Biography / Biography of Manuel Roxas Biography
		Manuel Roxas was born in Capiz, Capiz Province, on Jan. 1, 1892.
		Manuel Roxas (1892-1948) was the last president of the Commonwealth and the first president of the Republic of the Philippines.
		Roxas was committing the Philippines to the side of the United States at the start of the cold war in a speech at the Clark Air Force Base when he suffered a heart attack on April 14, 1948.
	www.bookrags.com /biography-manuel-roxas (659 words)

	manuel roxas
		Manuel Roxas (y Acuna) (1892 - 1948) was a Philippine political figure.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /manuel_roxas.html (93 words)

	Famous Filipino Mason - Pres. Manuel Roxas
		Roxas volunteered for military service and was made an aide to General Douglas MacArthur, with assignment to serve as liaison between the Generals headquarters and the Commonwealth Government of President Manuel L. Quezon.
		In his work of securing the harmonious cooperation of all the members of the Convention and the orderly functioning of the body, President Recto was greatly helped by that great leader and patriot, Manuel Roxas, the leader of the minority party in the Convention.
		From La Union, Roxas sickly and emaciated, was brought to the headquarters of his brother Mason, General Walter Krueger, of the American Sixth Army, at San Fernando, Pampanga, and subsequently to another brother Mason, General Douglas MacArthur at his headquarters in Manila, for a happy reunion.
	www.glphils.org /famous-masons/fmroxas.htm (4033 words)

	Thursday, November 11, 2004 11:42 PM
		When Manuel A. Roxas took his oath of office as President of the Commonwealth in May 1946, and shortly after, as president of the republic barely two months later on July 4,1946, he took over the reins of country which was not only in the grip of a fiscal crisis.
		Roxas declared that “some individuals have accumulated through the war years considerable fortunes, while others of our countrymen were offering their lives on the altar of freedom.
		Roxas continues to speak to us in 2004 in the institutions he built and strengthened, and in the fiscal policies he pursued with relentless dedication.
	www.upd.edu.ph /~ncpag/dgf/archives/feature101904.htm (1799 words)

	Office of the President Website - The Cabinet - MANUEL A. ROXAS II
		Other laws with the Roxas imprimatur are RA 8756 providing incentives to multinational corporations establishing regional headquarters in the country; RA 8557 establishing the Philippine Judicial Academy; and RA 8747 amending the Special Economic Zone Act of 1995.
		Foremost among his legislative initiatives was RA 7880, a landmark legislation aptly named as "Roxas Law" which rationalizes and makes fair the DECS capital outlay particularly for the nationwide construction of school buildings, in recognition of the reality that fair and equitable access to education underpins sustainable development.
		Roxas was born on 13 May 1957 and is still very much single.
	www.op.gov.ph /profile_roxas.asp (323 words)

	PinoyOnBoard.com - Capiz, Roxas City
		Roxas City (named after Manuel Roxas, the first president of the Philippine Republic) is at the northeastern portion of Panay Island, greeting the Visayan Sea.
		In Roxas, one should not leave without visiting the magnificent Immaculate Concepcion Cathedral, one of the few churches in the country where the dome and the roof are not held up by a single column traversing the interior of the church.
		Historically, Roxas City was part of the settlement that conquistador Miguel Lopez de Legaspi formed after he arrived from Cebu.
	www.pinoyonboard.com /2004/1003_capiz.html (331 words)

	WW2DB: Manuel Roxas
		Manuel Roxas y Acuña studied law at teh University of the Philippines and became a career politician.
		In 1942 Roxas was captured by Japanese forces and was imprisoned as a prisoner-of-war at Bukidnon, Mindanao.
		In 1946 Roxas ran for presidency under the Nacionalista Party ticket, and defeated Sergio Osmeña; he won the election of 23 Apr and became the first president of the new indepedent Filipino republic.
	ww2db.com /person_bio.php?person_id=119 (589 words)

	An Annotated Bibliography on President Manuel A. Roxas
		Manuel A. Roxas (1892-1948) was the last President of the Commonwealth, first President of the Republic, first bar top-notcher in 1913 and an alumnus of the University of the Philippines.
		Two months later, she started microfilming the President Manuel A. Roxas Papers owned by the foundation with a copy to be deposited in the University Archives and Records Depository.
		In celebration of his 54th death anniversary on 22 April 2002, the University of the Philippines (UP) and the President Manuel A Roxas Foundation (PMARF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to institute the Manuel A. Roxas Studies Program, which aims to increase awareness of Roxas’ legacy in politics and economics.
	z3950.mainlib.upd.edu.ph /pmarf/index.php (319 words)

	MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF PRES. MANUEL A. ROXAS
		MANUEL A. The municipality of President Manuel A.
		For the year 2001, Roxas has a budget of P 29,000,000.00, P 26,000,000.00 of which is from Internal Revenue Allotment and P 3,000,000.00 from local sources.
		Roxas has also its own water system (Roxas Water District), one Rural Bank and numerous schools located in Barangays and Sitios for elementary and high school, located in different Barangays.
	foo.ncc.gov.ph /ecommunity/roxas-zdn (927 words)

	Liberal Party of the Philippines
		Grandson of the late President Manuel Roxas and son of the late Senator Gerry Roxas, he graduated from the Ateneo de Manila University and the Wharton School of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania.
		SENATOR MANUEL A. Mar Roxas was voted No. 1 senator during the May 10, 2004 elections with total votes of 19,237,888 - the highest ever garnered by a national candidate in any Philippine election.
		Senator Roxas is the chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs, and the Committee on Trade and Commerce in this 13th Congress.
	www.liberalparty.ph /profiles/p_mroxas.htm (444 words)

	MANUEL ROXAS II QUITS DTI FOR SENATE RUN
		Roxas, a former congressman and grandson of the late President Manuel Roxas, will be running as part of the administration’s 12-member senatorial ticket in the May 2004 polls.
		Roxas, a member of the Liberal Party (LP) which belongs to the ruling People Power Coalition (PPC), said he wanted to make his political aspirations known early to avoid allegations that he may be taking advantage of his public office to further his political ambitions.
		Roxas, along with Senate President Franklin Drilon who is the LP national chairman, were originally nominated by their party to be included in the PPC selection process which will decide on Mrs.
	www.newsflash.org /2003/05/hl/hl019420.htm (785 words)

	Roxas on WTO: 'They preach one thing, practice another'
		Roxas said government trade negotiators argued that the Philippines was a colony of Spain for 300 years, that it is also poor and that its officials are in the forefront of fighting terrorism in its territory.
		Roxas said the government is also rethinking its continued participation in the Cairns group, a coalition of 18 agricultural exporting WTO-member countries that account for one-third of the world's agricultural exports, because it has not addressed the country's concern as much as they had expected.
		Roxas said while these countries are all agricultural, its rich members like New Zealand and Canada have a different set of interests from that of the poor agricultural countries like the Philippines.
	www.cyberdyaryo.com /features/f2002_0311_02.htm (467 words)

	Manuel Roxas - Britannica Concise
		Roxas (y Acuna), Manuel - political leader and first president (1946–48) of the independent Republic of the Philippines.
		Search for "Manuel Roxas" at Encyclopædia Britannica Online for all this plus dictionary definitions, magazine articles, and more.
		Roxas obtained rehabilitation funds from the U.S. but was forced to allow the U.S. to maintain military bases and make other major concessions.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9377248 (342 words)

	Sun.Star Davao - Roxas appeals for paradigm shift in Mindanao business
		Manuel Roxas, one of the keynote speakers at the 13th Mindanao Business Conference (Minbizcon), Thursday proposed a paradigm shift in Mindanao businesses upon noting recurring appeals from businessmen.
		Roxas, on the other hand, commended the traders for a successful political advocacy as manifested through the yearly convergence of businessmen all over Mindanao to raise, tackle, and solve issues concerning the industry.
		Roxas said this year's Minbizcon's action agenda contained items he had seen five years ago, indicating a stagnant Mindanao economy.
	www.sunstar.com.ph /static/dav/2004/09/20/bus/roxas.appeals.for.paradigm.shift.in.mindanao.business.html (336 words)

	Refocusing on Roxas - INQ7.net
		MANUEL Roxas (NO "A" IN THE MIDDLE, please; he hated using that middle initial because it would spell out "MAR," a word which means "blemish"), remains a man much maligned by the few people who have not forgotten him completely.
		Roxas was the wunderkind of the politics of his day, lampooned in cartoons which portrayed him in a little boy's sailor suit; and presiding over the House (of which he became Speaker at the age of 30).
		When a coup in the legislature against Osrox (Osmeña-Roxas) and their supporters resulted in Roxas' removal from the speakership, he declaimed that he was falling from his position of power into the arms of his people, and was lustily applauded by the students who packed the spectator's gallery.
	news.inq7.net /opinion/index.php?index=2&story_id=61718&col=111 (1007 words)

	PIA Press Release
		Roxas said drug companies in the country were not happy about this and have filed suit against DTI but the Secretary just shrugged his shoulders and brushed off their complaints.
		Roxas said he has been informed on the new level of tariff rate that the EU will be imposing on imported tuna from the Philippines.
		Roxas explained that there was a conflict before, because the US planned to impose a zero tariff for canned tuna from the Andean and six percent for the same product from the Philippines.
	www.pia.gov.ph /press/p030130.htm (2156 words)

	Asiaweek.com Politics & Power: Philippines 11/5/99
		His grandfather, Manuel Roxas, was the first president of the Republic.
		Suddenly, Roxas found himself picking up the pieces of that tragedy and became his generation's bearer of the Roxas political legacy.
		Roxas won his late sibling's place in the lower chamber and got down to business.
	www.asiaweek.com /asiaweek/magazine/99/1105/leader.philippines.html (818 words)

	Roxas wants bank secrecy lifted for graft probes - INQ7.net
		SENATOR Manuel Roxas II said he intends to file a bill empowering the Ombudsman to look into the bank accounts of public officials without having to apply for a court order.
		Roxas also has a parallel measure to go with it: He said elected or appointed officials should be required by law to "waive their right to the confidentiality of their bank accounts."
		Roxas proposed filing the bill following President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's State of the Nation Address in which she called for arming the Ombudsman with powers similar to that of Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption.
	beta.inq7.net /breaking/index.php?index=1&story_id=1195 (418 words)

	Roxas: hasten peace nego, develop Liguasan Marsh oil deposits
		KORONADAL CITY -- Senator Manuel Roxas is urging government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to fast track the peace process to hasten the development of untapped natural resources in Mindanao, particularly the oil deposits in Central Mindanao’s Liguasan Marsh.
		Roxas, former Trade Secdretary, said the continuing volatile peace and order situation in the area has been driving away potential investors from pursuing the project along the Liguasan Marsh which straddles the provinces of North Cotabato, Maguindanao and Sultan Kudarat.
		Without a negotiated peace settlement, Roxas said it would be difficult for the government to seek investments of at least $1 billion for the development of the Liguasan Marsh deposits.
	www.mindanews.com /2004/07/15nws-oil.html (505 words)

	Roxas, Philippines - Current News & Information
		Manuel Roxas II said the free rides would be for two hours in the morning and two hours in the afternoon.
		Trade Secretary Manuel Roxas resigned on Wednesday to run for a seat in the Senate in the May elections.
		The Roxas administration accused the DA of fraud and terrorism to prevent its representatives from voting against the Parity Amendment; the six were not...
	www.4newz.net /world/nz/Roxas.html (10983 words)

	Senator Mar Roxas
		THE Department of Labor and Employment (Dole) Tuesday welcomed the proposal of Senator Manuel Roxas II to permanently adopt the holiday economics introduced by the Arroyo administration.
		Mar Roxas on Thursday called on the government and young Filipinos to work toward the governance goals that were at the core of people power in order to lift the country from its political doldrums and redeem its full potential.
		Mar Roxas has introduced a bill that will set a standard schedule for observing nonworking holidays to address businessmen’s concern over the unpredictability of holiday observances in the country.
	marroxas.blogspot.com (505 words)

	MSN Encarta - Roxas y Acuña, Manuel
		Roxas y Acuña, Manuel (1892-1948), Philippine statesman, born in Capiz, and educated at the University of Manila.
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	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761578555/Roxas_y_Acu%c3%b1a_Manuel.html (79 words)

	Birthplace of Pres. Manuel A. Roxas
		Declared a national historical site, the marker affixed to the residence in 1958 by the Philippine Historical Committee reads in part; "On this site in the town of Capiz, was born President Manuel A. Roxas, 1 January 1892.
		This house is probably one of the oldest in Roxas City; it survived the conflagration that consumed many houses in Roxas during World War II.
		Second Son of Gerardo Roxas and Rosario Acuña … Last president of the Philippine Commonwealth and first president of the Republic of the Philippines, 1946-1948."
	www.admu.edu.ph /offices/mirlab/panublion/r6_roxbirth.html (310 words)

	Roxas gives NTC a pat on the back for new VoIP draft rule - INQ7.net
		MANUEL Roxas Jr., chairman of the bicameral Congressional Oversight Committee on the Electronic Commerce Law, has given officials of the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) a pat on the back for their draft rule declaring voice over Internet Protocol a value-added service.
		Roxas, who was former trade secretary, said NTC's draft rules would pave the way for cheaper voice calls over the Internet.
		"We hope this move will eventually lead to a more definitive interpretation of the law," Roxas said.
	news.inq7.net /infotech/index.php?index=1&story_id=32576 (555 words)

	Roxas vs Vasquez : 114944 : June 19, 2001 : J. Ynares-Santiago : First Division
		MANUEL C. ROXAS and AHMED S. petitioners, vs. HON.
		Roxas, Nacpil, Codoy, Kairan and Ramirez were not included among the accused.
		Petitioners Roxas and Nacpil were Chairman and Member, respectively, of the Bids and Awards Committee of the PC-INP.
	www.supremecourt.gov.ph /jurisprudence/2001/jun2001/114944.htm (2018 words)

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