Gerardo Roxas Jr.


Gerardo "Dinggoy" Araneta Roxas Jr., 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.

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 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.

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 cancer of the colon months after another Capiz representative, Cornelio Villareal, died. He was buried at Manila North Cemetery in Santa Cruz, Manila.

Legacy