Trinidad de León-Roxas was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Roxas

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 and the fifth First Lady of the Philippines

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. They were married in 1921 and had two children, Ruby and Gerardo (Gerry).

As the country's first lady during the post-war years, De León-Roxas got involved in various charitable organizations such as the White Cross

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 and the Girl Scouts of the Philippines

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 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.

De León-Roxas died on June 20, 1995.