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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.
One major economic achievement of the first Marcos administration was tax reform. Because landlords dominated the legislature, no new tax initiatives had passed since the term of Carlos P. Garcia, in 1959. As a result, by the end of the 1960s, 70 to 75% of the country's tax revenues were came from indirect taxes. [4]: 127–128
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Listed below are executive orders signed by Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia (1957–1961). [1] [2] [3 ...
President Carlos P. Garcia introduced the Filipino First policy. The policy of Garcia, was a response to the impact of free trade and American economic dominance in the Philippines for years following the World War II. It is meant to assert greater Filipino role over the country's economy if not to gain control of it by promoting "Filipino ...
In 2022, Major General Carlos Garcia was sentenced to imprisonment by the Sandiganbayan anti-graft court for direct bribery, money laundering, perjury, and violation of articles of war by the General Court Martial of the AFP under Article 210, Revised Penal Code, Section 4 (b) of Republic Act 9160, and 96th and 97th Article of War by the ...
By 1980, however, problems with the credit scheme rendered the loans accessible only to rich landowners while leaving poor farmers in debt. [1] The program was also noted to have become a vehicle of political patronage. [5] [2] [6] By 1984, the Marcos administration shifted its focus away from Masagana 99 and towards different programs. [2] [7]
Jose P. Laurel: Secretary of the Interior: 4: Sergio Osmeña: Governor of Cebu, Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare, Vice President of the Philippines: 5: Manuel Roxas: Governor of Capiz: 6: Elpidio Quirino: Vice President of the Philippines: 7: Ramon Magsaysay: Military Governor of Zambales, Secretary of National ...
Carlos P. Garcia, president from 1957 to 1961 Garcia assumed the presidency after Ramón Magsaysay died in a plane crash on March 17, 1957, and was elected later the same year, in the Election 1957 , to a full term.