Mar Roxas
Senator |
Mar Roxasrg |
Full Name: |
Manuel Araneta Roxas II filipinofirst.org |
Date of Birth: |
May 13, 1957 |
Nickname: |
Mr. Palengke |
Political Party: |
Liberal Party |
Hometown: |
Roxas City, Capiz |
Occupation: |
Economist |
Religion: |
Roman Catholic |
Website: |
www.marroxas.com |
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Educational Attainment |
| Elementary School: |
Ateneo de Manila Grade School |
1970 |
| High School: |
Ateneo de Manila High School |
1974 |
| College: |
Wharton School of Economics, University of Pennsylvania filipinofirst.org |
1979 |
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Government Service |
| Representative |
1st District of Capiz |
1992-2000 |
| Cabinet Secretary |
Department of Trade and Industry |
2000-2003 |
| Senator |
Republic of the Philippines filipinofirst.org |
2004-present |
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Private Sector Work Experience |
| Vice President |
Progressive Development Corp. |
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| Director |
Kauswagan Development Corp., Myapo Prawn Farm Corp. |
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| Assistant Vice President |
Allen and Co., New York, U.S.A |
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| Director/President |
North Star Capitals, Inc., Atok Big Wedge Mining Co. |
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| Net Worth |
P 140.3 Million (based on 2008 SALN) filipinofirst.org |
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| Notes |
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Son of Former Senator Gerry Roxas, and the grandson of Former President Manuel Roxas |
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Served as Majority Leader of the House of Representatives |
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Principal author of Republic Act No. 7880, which ensures fair distribution of the education capital budget among all the provinces |
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Promoted the "Tamang Timbang, Tamang Presyo" (Right Scale, Right Price) program for consumers |
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Pioneered "Make IT Philippines" to promote information technology and business process outsourcing industry in the Philippines |
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Hailed as the "Father of the Call Center and Business Process Outsourcing Industries"
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Promoted "Presyong Tama, Gamot Pampamilya" to make affordable and quality medicines accessible to Filipinos |
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Authored the ‘PCs for Public Schools Project’ to provide student and teachers access to information technology |
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Obtained the highest votes in Philippine election history when he ran as Senator with 20 million votes |
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Recognized by the World Economic Forum as "one of the Global Leaders of Tomorrow who are expected to shape the future" in 1996 |
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Named by the Asiaweek Magazine as "Political Leader of the New Millennium" |
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Awarded as the 16th Lee Kuan Yew Fellow by the Singapore Government |
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Awarded by E-Services Philippines with the E-Champion Award (2007) |
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Conferred with the Palanca Awards Gawad Dangal ng Lahi (2007) |
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President of the Liberal Party (Partido Liberal) filipinofirst.org |
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