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Manuel A. Roxas High School

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Manuel A. Roxas High School is a public high school in Paco, Manila, Philippines. It is one of the six schools in Manila to provide the Special Science course for selected students. The first building of Roxas High School was situated in Quezon Boulevard near Feati University. It was established in 1948 and is the first high school to be named after a former president, Manuel Acuna Roxas. [3]

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