Pablo John Garcia | |
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Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 3rd District | |
In office June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Antonio Yapha, Jr. |
Succeeded by | Gwendolyn Garcia |
Personal details | |
Born | May 19, 1967 |
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party |
NUP United Nationalist Alliance One Cebu (local) |
Profession | Politician |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Pablo John Fiel Garcia (born May 19, 1967) is a Filipino politician. A member of NUP, United Nationalist Alliance and the One Cebu party, Garcia was elected to the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 2007 and 2010, representing the Third District of Cebu. In the 2013 elections, he ran for Governor of Cebu due to his sister Gwen being barred to run for another term. He was defeated by Hilario Davide III, the son of former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Hilario Davide, Jr..
Pablo John, 48, and Karen Flores-Garcia have 4 children: Sofia, 17, Gabriela, 11, Pablo Andres, 6, and Juan Francisco, 1.
His sister Gwendolyn Garcia is the eldest daughter of Pablo P. Garcia and Judge Esperanza “Inday” Fiel-Garcia, who have 8 children (5 sons). Pablo John is the youngest. His brother Byron, is a security consultant for the Cebu provincial government, and caught global attention in 2007 due to Thriller (viral video). His other brother, Winston Garcia, is the former manager of the Government Service Insurance System (Philippines) and the official candidate of One Cebu for Governor on May 9.
Garcia's father Pablo served as governor of Cebu from 1995 to 2004 and in the House of Representatives, as the member from the Second District of Cebu from 2007-2013. Garcia's sister Gwendolyn was elected governor of Cebu in 2004 and re-elected in 2007.