Gerry M. Roxas
Mar Roxas/Fathers

Manuel “Mar” Araneta Roxas II (Tagalog pronunciation: [ˈɾohas]; born May 13, 1957) is a Filipino politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines. He is the grandson of former Philippine President Manuel Roxas.

Korina Sanchezm. 2009
Mar Roxas/Wife

Gerardo Roxas I
Rosario Acuña
Manuel Roxas/Parents

Pepe and Pilar were conceived through gestational surrogacy. Last February, the couple celebrated their children’s first birthday. The couple considers the birth of their children as “the beginning of the best times of our life.”

57 years (October 5, 1964)
Korina Sanchez/Age

On January 23, 1899, two months before turning 30, Aguinaldo was proclaimed the first president of the Republic of the Philippines, and he convened the Philippine Congress which ratified the country’s Constitution. He was executed by the revolutionary government under Emilio Aguinaldo.

She is married to Mar Roxas, the former Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government….Korina Sanchez.

President Emilio Aguinaldo is the inaugural holder of the office and held the position until March 23, 1901, when he was captured by the Americans during the Philippine-American War.

First President of the Third Republic (1946–1948) Roxas was inaugurated as the 5th President of the Philippines and the first president of the Third Republic on July 4, 1946 at the Independence Grandstand (now Quirino Grandstand), Manila.

Korina Sanchez-Roxas said in an interview that she always wanted to be a mom. But in a series of unfortunate events, the ‘Rated K’ host only got the chance of her lifetime to give birth to twins with her husband, senatorial candidate Mar Roxas, through gestational surrogacy in the United States.

Manuel “Mar” Araneta Roxas II was born on May 13, 1957, in Manila, Philippines, to Judy Araneta of Bago, Negros Occidental, and Gerardo Roxas (1924–1982) of Capiz.

Roxas’ younger brother, Dinggoy, who represented the 1st District of Capiz, died of colon cancer in 1993. At the age of 36, he decided to run in the special election to replace his brother in the seat and won.

Following the 1985 announcement by President Ferdinand Marcos of a snap election, Roxas took leave of absence to join the presidential campaign of Corazon Aquino. In September 1986, President Corazon Aquino went to the United States.

Roxas was defeated by Makati mayor Jejomar Binay of PDP–Laban by a margin of 727,084 votes. He filed an electoral protest before the Supreme Court of the Philippines, with the Court sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal.