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Carlos P. Garcia

His Excellency
Carlos P. García
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8th President of the Philippines
In office
March 18, 1957 – December 30, 1961
Vice President None (March 18 – December 30, 1957)
Diosdado Macapagal (1957–1961)
Preceded by Ramón Magsaysay
Succeeded by Diosdado Macapagal
1st President of the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention
In office
June 1, 1971 – June 14, 1971
President Ferdinand Marcos
Succeeded by Diosdado Macapagal
4th Vice President of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1953 – March 18, 1957
President Ramón Magsaysay
Preceded by Fernando López
Succeeded by Diosdado Macapagal
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
In office
December 30, 1953 – March 18, 1957
President Ramon Magsaysay
Preceded by Joaquin Miguel Elizalde
Succeeded by Vacant
Post later held by Felixberto Serrano
Senator of the Philippines
In office
May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1953
Governor of Bohol
In office
December 30, 1933 – December 30, 1941
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bohol's 3rd District
In office
1925–1931
Preceded by Teodoro Abueva
Succeeded by Filomeno Caseñas Orbeta
Personal details
Born Carlos Polestico García
(1896-11-04)November 4, 1896
Talibon, Bohol
Captaincy General of the Philippines
Died June 14, 1971(1971-06-14) (aged 74)
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Resting place Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig, Philippines
Political party Nacionalista Party
Spouse(s) Leonila Dimataga
Children Linda García-Campos
Alma mater Silliman University
Philippine Law School
National University (Philippines)
Profession Lawyer
Religion Roman Catholicism
Signature
Presidential styles of
Carlos P. Garcia
President of the Philippines Seal 1951-late 1960s.svg
Reference style His Excellency
Spoken style Your Excellency
Alternative style Mr. President
Economy of the Philippines under
President Carlos Garcia
1957–1961
Population
1957 22.68 million
Gross Domestic Product
1957 IncreasePhp 189,457 million ($ 94.7 billion)
1961 IncreasePhp 224,430 million ($85.0 billion)
Growth rate, 1957-61 4.6%
Per capita income
1957 IncreasePhp 8,353
1961 DecreasePhp 7,927
Total exports
1957 IncreasePhp 35,980 million
1961 IncreasePhp 39,845 million
Exchange rates
1 US US$ = Php 2.64
1 Php = US US$ 0.38
Sources: Philippine Presidency Project
Malaya, Jonathan; Eduardo Malaya. So Help Us God... The Inaugurals of the Presidents of the Philippines. Anvil Publishing, Inc. 

Carlos Polestico Garcia, commonly known as Carlos P. Garcia, (November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971) was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, organized guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader, who was the eighth President of the Philippines.

Garcia was born in Talibon, Bohol on November 4, 1896, to Policronio Garcia and Ambrosia Polestico, who were both natives of Bangued, Abra.

Garcia grew up with politics, with his father serving as a municipal mayor for four terms. He acquired his primary education in his native town Talibon, then took his secondary education in Cebu Provincial High School, both on top of his class. Initially, he pursued his college education at Silliman University in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, and later studied at the Philippine Law School, the College of Law of National University, where he earned his law degree in 1923 and later, he received his Honorary degree, Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa from National University in 1961. He was among the top ten in the bar examination.

Rather than practice law right away, he worked as a teacher for two years at Bohol Provincial High School. He became famous for his poetry in Bohol, where he earned the nickname "Prince of Visayan Poets" and the "Bard from Bohol".

On May 24, 1933, he married Leonila Dimataga, and they had a daughter, Linda Garcia-Campos.

Garcia entered politics in 1925, scoring an impressive victory to become Representative of the Third District of Bohol. He was elected for another term in 1928 and served until 1931. He was elected Governor of Bohol in 1933, but served only until 1941 when he successfully ran for Senate, but he was unable to serve due to the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during the World War II. He assumed the office when Congress re-convened in 1945 after Allied liberation and the end of the war. When he resumed duties as senator after the war, he was chosen Senate majority floor leader. The press consistently voted him as one of the most outstanding senators. Simultaneously, he occupied a position in the Nacionalista Party.


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