CAPIZ BEST FILIPINO PRESIDENT
Manuel Roxas, born Jan. 1, 1892, Capiz, died April 15, 1948, Clark Field,Pampanga, political
leader and first president of the independent Republic of the Philippines. After
studying law at the University of the Philippines, near Manila,
Roxas began his political career in 1917 as a member of the municipal council
of Capiz. He was governor of the province of Capiz in
1919–21 and was then elected to the Philippine House of Representatives,
subsequently serving as Speaker of the House and a member of the Council of
State. He briefly served as the
third and last President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from May 28, 1946 to July 4, 1946, subsequently
becoming the first President of the independent Third Philippine Republic after the U. S. ceded its sovereignty
over the Philippines.
Roxas served as the President of the Commonwealth of the
Philippines in a brief period, from May 28, 1946 to July 4, 1946 during which
time Roxas helped prepared the groundwork for an independent Philippines.
On May 8, 1946, prior to his inauguration, President-elect
Roxas, accompanied by US High Commissioner Paul V.
McNutt, left for the United States.
On May 28, 1946, Roxas was inaugurated as the last President of
the Commonwealth of the Philippines. The inaugural ceremonies were held in the
ruins of the Legislative Building and were witnessed by about 200,000 people. In his address, he outlined the main
policies of his administration, mainly: closer ties with the United States;
adherence to the newly created United
Nations; national reconstruction; relief for the masses; social justice
for the working class; the maintenance of peace and order; the preservation of
individual rights and liberties of the citizenry; and honesty and efficiency of
government.
Manuel Roxas' term as the President of the Commonwealth ended on
the morning of July 4, 1946, when the Third Republic of the
Philippines was
inaugurated and independence from the United States proclaimed.
The occasion,
attended by some 300,000 people, was marked by the simultaneous lowering of the Stars and Stripes and raising of the National Flag, a 21-gun
salute, and the pealing of church bells. Roxas then swore the Oath of
Office as the first President of the new Republic.
The
inaugural ceremonies took place at Luneta Park in
the City of Manila.
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