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President Carlos P. Garcia, officially the Municipality of President Carlos P. Garcia (Cebuano: Munisipyo ni Presidente Carlos P. Garcia; Tagalog: Bayan ni Pangulong Carlos P. Garcia) and alternatively known as Pitogo, is a municipality in the province of Bohol, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 23,625. [3]
In 2006, the newly organized President Carlos P. Garcia Foundation, Inc. with the participation of the Bohol Association of Metro Manila, Inc. (BAMMI) and the Provincial Government of Bohol, began the long delayed process of transforming the residence into a permanent and well-organized venue that would perpetuate the memory of this Boholano and showcase his memorabilia.
File: Bohol Capitol with Carlos P. Garcia monument (CPG North Avenue, Tagbilaran, Bohol; 01-13-2023).jpg
It was the home province of Carlos P. Garcia, the eighth president of the Republic of the Philippines (1957–1961) who was born in Talibon, Bohol. [ 11 ] On October 15, 2013, Bohol was devastated by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake whose epicenter was 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Sagbayan .
The route starts as Tagbilaran North Road, or the Carlos P. Garcia North Avenue from the Old Provincial Capitol of Bohol, now the Bohol National Museum. It passes through the city proper northwards to the state university campus, towards the towns of Cortes, Maribojoc and Loon, where motorists can access Sandingan Island and its barangays thru a spur road.
The Dr. Cecilio Putong National High School, originally the Bohol National High School or BNHS; also Bohol High, is a public, secondary educational institution at Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines. It is located along Carlos P. Garcia or CPG Avenue. DCPNHS is a landmark of history and tourism of Tagbilaran City and Bohol. Having been a ...
locator map of Bohol. This is a list of schools in Bohol, Philippines. ... Pres. Carlos P Garcia Memorial High School, Talibon; San Jose National High School, Talibon ...
However, on June 14, 1971, Garcia died from a heart attack on 5:57 p.m. at his Manila residence along Bohol Avenue (now Sergeant Esguerra Avenue), Quezon City. [ 19 ] Garcia was the first layman to lie in state in Manila Cathedral —a privilege once reserved for the Archbishops of Manila —and the first president to be buried at the Libingan ...