Trinidad Roxas

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Trinidad de Leon Roxas (1900-1995) was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Roxas and the fifth First Lady of the Philippines. They were married in 1921 and had two children, Ruby and Gerardo.

Mrs. Roxas was first lady at a time when the country had to rebuild itself and gather what was left after the destruction of the war. She got involved in various charitable organizations like the White Cross and the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and restored the annual Malacañang Christmas gift-giving begun prior to World War II. The annual gift-giving has become a tradition to this day.

Preceded by Esperanza Osmeña

First Lady of the Philippines 1946–1948

Succeeded by Victoria Syquia Quirino