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Gerardo Roxas Jr.

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Filipino politician In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Araneta and the surname or paternal family name is Roxas.
Gerardo Roxas Jr.
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Capiz's 1st District
In office
June 30, 1987 – April 4, 1993
Preceded byJuliano Alba
Succeeded byMar Roxas
Personal details
BornGerardo Araneta Roxas Jr.
(1960-10-21)October 21, 1960
Manila, Philippines
DiedApril 4, 1993(1993-04-04) (aged 32)
Quezon City, Philippines
Resting placeLoyola Memorial Park
Political partyLiberal
RelationsMar Roxas (brother)
Manuel Roxas (grandfather)
ChildrenErica Roxas
Parent(s)Gerardo Roxas
Judy Araneta
OccupationPolitician
NicknameDinggoy Roxas

Gerardo "Dinggoy" 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 Gerardo 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", married to Augusto Ojeda and mother of three, and Mar Roxas, married to broadcaster Korina Sanchez with his son Paolo Roxas and twins Pilar and Pepe.

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, becoming the youngest elected representative.

Death

Roxas Jr.'s tomb (Loyola Memorial Park)

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

References

  1. Silvestre, Jojo G. (2018-11-19). "Key campus lights of the 20th century". Daily Tribune. Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-05.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
RecreatedTitle last held byJuliano Alba Representative, Capiz's 1st District
1987–1993 		Succeeded byMar Roxas
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