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Carlos Polestico Garcia KR (Tagalog: [ˈkaːɾ.los poˌlɛːs.tɪˈxo gɐɾˈsiː.ɐ]; November 4, 1896 – June 14, 1971), often referred to by his initials CPG, was a Filipino teacher, poet, orator, lawyer, public official, political economist, guerrilla and Commonwealth military leader who was the eighth President of the Philippines.
At 5:51 PM (), Garcia met with the Magsaysay Cabinet to inform that "the President is dead."Five minutes later, he recited the following: I, Carlos P. Garcia, of Talibon, province of Bohol, having succeeded to the Presidency of the Philippines by virtue of the provisions of Article VII, section 8 of the Constitution, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully and conscientiously fulfill my ...
Listed below are executive orders signed by Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia (1957–1961). [1] [2] [3] 1957. No. Title Date signed 244
After his death, vice-president Carlos P. Garcia was inducted into the presidency on March 18, 1957, to complete the last eight months of Magsaysay's term. In the presidential elections of 1957, Garcia won his four-year term as president, but his running mate was defeated.
Incumbent President and Vice President to Ramon Magsaysay, Carlos P. Garcia was elected for a full term as President of the Philippines. Garcia assumed the post following the death of Magsaysay in a plane crash earlier that year. His running mate, Speaker Jose Laurel Jr., lost to Pampanga Representative Diosdado Macapagal. This was the first ...
President Carlos P. Garcia declared a "period of national mourning" from November 6 to the day of Laurel's interment over Laurel's death. [32] His wake was held at Villa Pacencia in Mandaluyong before being interred on November 8, 1959, at what is now Tanauan City Public Cemetery in Tanauan, Batangas. [3] [33] [34]
He eventually lost to Senator Carlos P. Garcia, while Quirino lost his re-election bid to former National Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay. He was the presidential candidate of the Liberal Party in the 1957 presidential election , eventually losing to Garcia, who is the incumbent President this time, once again.
Carlos P. Garcia (CPG) did not own a house in the city as he was a native of Talibon town on the other side of the island province of Bohol. His family rented a house in the city while he was serving his constituents. After World War II, the Garcia family finally had the means to buy a parcel of land and build a house. Thence, the house became ...