Manuel a. roxas talambuhay tagalog

Manuel A. Roxas was born in January 1, 1892 in Capiz (now Roxas City) province of Capiz. His parents are Rosario Acuña  and Gerardo Roxas. In 1910 Roxas started taking up law at Young Men's Christian Association. He later transferred to the College of Law at the University of the Philippines in 1911. He topped 1913 bar examinations with a degree of 92%.

Roxas returned to his hometown Capiz in 1917 to continue the term of his grandfather as a councilor. He was elected as governor of the province of Capiz after two years. He was also elected as the Presiding Officer of the Governor's Convention which added to his growing popularity.

In 1922, Roxas was elected as representative of Capiz to the National Assembly. Manuel L. Quezon helped him become the Speaker of the Lower House. Roxas held this position until 1933. Roxas was elected as the representative of Capiz in the Constitutional Convention in 1937. He was appointed by Quezon as Secretary of Finance. Roxas quit his job to run for senator in 1941. He won but did not serve as the war in the Pacific broke. Roxas serve in the Philippine Army. He was captured by the Japanese in 1942 after Corrigidor surrendered. He was sentenced to death for refusing to cooperate, but pardoned  by

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