Pres. Carlos P. Garcia
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His Excellency Carlos P. Garcia |
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| 8th President of the Philippines | |
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In office March 18, 1957 – December 30, 1961 |
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| 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 | |
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In office June 1, 1971 – June 14, 1971 |
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| President | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Succeeded by | Diosdado Macapagal |
| 4th Vice President of the Philippines | |
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In office December 30, 1953 – March 18, 1957 |
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| President | Ramón Magsaysay |
| Preceded by | Fernando López |
| Succeeded by | Diosdado Macapagal |
| Secretary of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office December 30, 1953 – March 18, 1957 |
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| President | Ramon Magsaysay |
| Preceded by | Joaquin Miguel Elizalde |
| Succeeded by | Vacant Post later held by Felixberto Serrano |
| Senator of the Philippines | |
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In office May 25, 1946 – December 30, 1953 |
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| Governor of Bohol | |
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In office December 30, 1933 – December 30, 1941 |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Bohol's 3rd District | |
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In office 1925–1931 |
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| Preceded by | Teodoro Abueva |
| Succeeded by | Filomeno Caseñas Orbeta |
| Personal details | |
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Carlos Polistico García November 4, 1896 Talibon, Bohol Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | June 14, 1971 (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 |
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Presidential styles of Carlos P. Garcia |
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| Reference style | His Excellency |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Alternative style | Mr. President |
| Population | |
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| 1957 | 22.68 million |
| Gross Domestic Product | |
| 1957 |
 Php 189,457 million ($ 94.7 billion) |
| 1961 |
Php 224,430 million ($85.0 billion) |
| Growth rate, 1957-61 | 4.6% |
| Per capita income | |
| 1957 |
Php 8,353 |
| 1961 |
 Php 7,927 |
| Total exports | |
| 1957 |
Php 35,980 million |
| 1961 |
Php 39,845 million |
| Exchange rates | |
| 1 US US$ = Php 2.64 1 Php = US US$ 0.38 |
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Sources: Philippine Presidency Project Malaya, Jonathan; Eduardo Malaya. So Help Us God... The Inaugurals of the Presidents of the Philippines. Anvil Publishing, Inc. |
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Carlos Polistico 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 Polistico, 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, now Abellana National 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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