Gerardo Roxas Jr.
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Gerardo Araneta Roxas Jr. (October 21, 1960 – April 4, 1993), popularly known simply as Dinggoy Roxas and 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 Gerry Roxas (1924–1982) of Capiz and Judy Araneta of Bago, Negros Occidental. 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 Lourdes ("Ria") and Manuel II ("Mar").
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, becoming the youngest elected representative.
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. Years later, his family decided to transfer his remains to the Loyola Memorial Park. He is survived by his daughter Erica.
Legacy
- Dinggoy Araneta Roxas Elementary School - Quezon City
- Dinggoy Roxas Civic Center - Roxas City, Capiz
- Dinggoy Roxas Memorial Park - Roxas City, Capiz
- Gerry Roxas Foundation - Quezon City
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- 1960 births
- 1993 deaths
- Roxas family
- Politicians from Capiz
- Politicians from Quezon City
- Filipino Roman Catholics
- Ateneo de Manila University alumni
- Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Capiz
- Araneta family
- Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians
- Deaths from colorectal cancer in the Philippines
- Burials at the Manila North Cemetery
- Visayan people