Gerardo Roxas Jr.

Gerardo "Dinggoy" Araneta Roxas Jr. (October 21, 1960 – April 4, 1993), sometimes referred as Gerry Roxas Jr., was a Filipino politician who served as a former congressman from Capiz. He was the brother of former Senator and Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Mar Roxas and grandson of former President Manuel Roxas.

Dinggoy Roxas
Member for the 1st District of Roxas (Philippine House of Representatives)
In office
June 30, 1987 – April 4, 1993
Preceded byJuliano A. Alba
Succeeded byManuel "Mar" Roxas II
Personal details
Born
Gerardo Araneta Roxas Jr.

(1960-10-21)October 21, 1960
Manila, Philippines
DiedApril 4, 1993(1993-04-04) (aged 32)
Quezon City
Resting placeManila North Cemetery, Santa Cruz, Manila
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLiberal
RelationsMar Roxas (brother)
ChildrenErica Roxas
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Born Gerardo Araneta Roxas Jr. on October 21, 1960 in Manila, Philippines to Judy Araneta of Bago City, Negros Occidental and Gerardo Roxas (1924–1982) of Capiz. Roxas' father was a senator from 1963 to 1972 and was the only son of Manuel Roxas, the fifth President of the Philippines, and Trinidad de Leon. The couple married in 1955. He has two siblings, namely Maria "Ria" Lourdes, married to Augusto Ojeda and mother of three, and Mar Roxas, married to broadcaster Korina Sanchez with his son Paolo Roxas.

Like his father before him, he joined the Upsilon Sigma Phi while studying at the University of the Philippines.[1]

Political life

Roxas ran for a seat in the House of Representatives of the Philippines in the May 11, 1987 Philippine legislative election at the age of 26 and won.

Death

Roxas died on April 4, 1993 from colon cancer months after another Capiz representative, Cornelio Villareal, died. He was buried at Manila North Cemetery in Santa Cruz, Manila.

Legacy

References
  1. Silvestre, Jojo G. (2018-11-19). "Key campus lights of the 20th century". Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
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