page_title: Gerardo Roxas
section_title: Martial law years
hierarchical_section_title: Gerardo Roxas / Martial law years
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Staatssekretär Carstens empfängt Senator Gerardo M. Roxas, Vicepräsident der Liberalen Partei der Philippinen
context_page_description: Gerardo Manuel de Leon Roxas Sr., better known as Gerry Roxas or Gerardo M. Roxas, was one of two children of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas. He was the father of Gerardo "Dinggoy" A. Roxas, Jr. and former Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Manuel "Mar" A. Roxas II.
  As a representative of the First District of Capiz and, later, as a Senator of the Republic of the Philippines, Gerry Roxas sponsored legislation that benefited the masses, improved living conditions, provided employment and family income and in general, promoted equitable sharing in the wealth of the nation. He also wrote many bills of national importance and was consistently voted by the Philippines Free Press and other national publications as one of the outstanding Senators of the Philippines.
context_section_description: Gerry Roxas served as Philippine Senator from 1963 until September 1972, when Martial Law was declared by then President Ferdinand Marcos. At that time, he was President of the Liberal Party and was also co-Chairman of the United Nationalist Democratic Organization (UNIDO), a multi-sector network which galvanized societal opposition to Martial Law.
  As a political fiscalizer, he tirelessly worked at building consensus, uniting Filipinos of different persuasions to forge a common goal: the return to democratic rule in the Philippines. He vigorously advocated for democracy and civil liberties, but did not live to see his efforts fulfilled. Roxas died on April 19, 1982 at the age of 58 in Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City due to cancer.
caption: Gerardo M. Roxas (right) during a meeting in West-Germany with secretary of state Karl Carstens (left) in 1964
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