5Th president of the philippines

Manuel Roxas y Acuña (1892-1948)

Philippine statesman, born in Capiz. In 1948, Roxas declared amnesty for those arrested for collaborating with the Japanese during World War II, except for those who had committed violent crimes.

He served with distinction in the unsuccessful defense against the Japanese invasion of the Philippines and was captured by the Japanese in 1942.

First president of the independent Third Republic of the Philippines and fifth president overall.