President Manuel Roxas was the last President and of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the first President of the Third Republic of the Philippines after the United States of America recognized the sovereignty of the Philippines. He assumed office on May 28, 1946 after he won the presidential elections over Sergio Osmeña. Manuel Roxas was President until his death due to a heart attack after delivering a speech at Clark Air Base in Angeles, Pampanga on April 15, 1948.
The Executive Issuances of President Manuel Roxas began with Proclamation No. 39, signed on May 28, 1946. He continued the numbering of his predecessor, Sergio Osmeña, for his first few issuances. He started with his own numbering with Executive Order No. 1 and Proclamation No. 1 which were both signed on Independence Day, July 4, 1946, and ended with Executive Order No. 128, signed on April 21, 1948.
President Manuel Roxas’ documents were gathered from its official sources such as the Official Gazette of the Philippines; the Malacañang Records Office’s Book of Executive Issuances; the MacArthur Archives Collections; and Speeches, Addresses and Messages as the President of the Philippines, Volume 1 and Papers, Addresses and Other Writings of Manuel Roxas, Volume 2, which were both published in 1954.
The American Psychological Association (APA) style was used for the citation. The titles that have been provided by the researchers are enclosed in square brackets, considering that the exact wordings and its order were not verbatim from the document being described. Book titles are italicized while the speech titles are not. If in any case that the book title is the same as the title of the speech, it is transcribed in italics because it is the book title.
Volume 1: Official Week/Month in Review
- This is the first volume of President Manuel Roxas’ official papers, which constitutes the fifth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Roxas’ Official Month in Review, a chronicle of the Presidents’ official affairs, i.e., their principal activities and undertakings.
Volume 2: Appointments and Designations
- This is the second volume of President Manuel Roxas’ official papers, which constitutes the fifth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Roxas’ Appointments and Designations, a record of the individual appointments and designations by the President of the Philippines. These include the date which an individual is officially expected to fulfill their duties.
Volume 3: Historical Papers and Documents
- This is the third volume of President Manuel Roxas’ official papers, which constitutes the fifth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Roxas’ Historical Papers and Documents, which include letters, statements, and other documents deemed of historical significance.
Volume 4: Executive Orders (Part 1)
Volume 4: Executive Orders (Part 2)
- This is the fourth volume of President Manuel Roxas’ official papers, which constitutes the fifth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Roxas’ Executive Orders, which provide for rules of a general or permanent character in implementation or execution of constitutional or statutory powers.
Volume 5: Administrative Orders
- This is the fifth volume of President Manuel Roxas’ official papers, which constitutes the fifth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Roxas’ Administrative Orders, which relate to particular aspects of governmental operations in pursuance of the President’s duties as administrative head of the Executive Department.
Volume 6: Proclamations
- This is the sixth volume of President Manuel Roxas’ official papers, which constitutes the fifth book of the Messages of the President series. This volume collects President Roxas’ proclamations, which fix a date or declare a status or condition of public interest or importance.
