23 Facts About Mar Roxas

Mar Roxas served in the Cabinet of the Philippines as Secretary of the Interior and Local Government from 2012 to 2015.

Mar Roxas served as the Representative of the 1st District of Capiz from 1993 to 2000.

Mar Roxas resigned again to run for a Senate seat in the 2004 election.

On June 7,2011, Mar Roxas was appointed by President Aquino as Secretary of Transportation and Communications to replace outgoing secretary Jose de Jesus, and he took office on July 4,2011.

Mar Roxas was the standard-bearer of the Liberal Party for the 2016 presidential election.

Mar Roxas was officially endorsed by President Aquino to continue the present administration's reforms, collectively dubbed Daang Matuwid, which he formally accepted on July 31,2015.

Manuel "Mar" Araneta Roxas II was born on May 13,1957, in Manila to Judy Araneta and Gerry Roxas, a Representative for Capiz and a Senator.

Mar Roxas resigned from the House of Representatives following his appointment as Secretary of Trade and Industry under the Estrada administration in 2000, replacing Jose Pardo who was appointed Secretary of Finance.

In January 2001, just days after Estrada had been overthrown, Mar Roxas was re-appointed to the same office by newly installed President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Mar Roxas's work regarding trade policy was highlighted during the 2003 WTO meeting in Cancun, Mexico, where he fought for increased market access for Philippine exports, particularly agricultural products and a rationalized Philippine trade regime so that domestic industries would not be harmed.

On December 10,2003, Mar Roxas resigned from his post to prepare for his senatorial bid under the banner of the Liberal Party in the 2004 elections.

Mar Roxas authored 43 bills and 46 resolutions brought before the 13th Congress in July 2004 and 2007.

Mar Roxas was to unite the two LP factions and set the stage for his presidential campaign in the 2010 election.

Senator Mar Roxas has taken positions on many national issues since his election as senator during the 2004 Philippine elections.

However, on September 1,2009, at the historic Club Filipino in San Juan, Metro Manila, Mar Roxas delivered a speech at a press conference announcing his decision to withdraw from the race and support the candidacy of Aquino for the presidency.

On November 28,2009, Aquino and Mar Roxas filed their certificate of candidacy for President and Vice President respectively.

Mar Roxas requested the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to order an independent forensic examination of the 26,000 compact flash cards and the source code of the PCOS machines used in the 2010 elections.

Mar Roxas's appointment was given unanimous consent by the Commission on Appointments on October 12,2011.

Mar Roxas is the Liberal Party's standard bearer in the 2016 presidential election.

On July 31,2015, at an event dubbed as "A Gathering of Friends", Mar Roxas formally accepted his party's nomination after he was officially endorsed by President Benigno Aquino III in the presence of their political allies at the Club Filipino, where Mar Roxas had announced his decision to withdraw from the 2010 presidential election and give way to Aquino's presidential bid.

On October 15,2018, Mar Roxas announced his return to politics after a two-year hiatus, filing his Certificate of Candidacy the next day for Senator in the 2019 Philippine Senate election.

On October 6,2023, Roxas was spotted meeting with President Bongbong Marcos during a distribution of smuggled rice to beneficiaries in Roxas City.

In September 2024, Mar Roxas was named as the head of the advisory council of the newly launched One Capiz local political party.