Eighth President of the Pebublic of the Philippines
March 18, 1957 - December 30, 1961

PERSONAL DATA
Date of Birth: November 4, 1896
Place of Birth: Talibon, Bohol
Father: Policarpio Garcia
Mother: Ambrosia Polistico
Espouse: Leonila Dimatiga
Child: Linda Garcia-Campos
Date of Death: June 14, 1957
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Age at death: 61

• Tagged as the Prince of Poetry in the Visayas and Poet of Bohol.
• Taught at Bohol Provincial High School for two years.
• Two-time congressman, who represented Eastern Visayas (1941).
• Was Governor of Bohol from 1932 to 1942.
• Joined the Guerilla Forces who fought the Japanese during the Second World War.
• Elected Vice-President of President Ramon Magsaysay in 1953.
• Was appointed Secretary of the Deparment of Foreign Affairs.
• Took oath as President of the Philippines after the death of President Magsaysay who died in a plane crash on March 18, 1957.
• Elected President of the Republic of the Philippines at the official presidential election in November, 1957.
• Implemented the principle of "Pilipino Muna" which aimed to support and patronize Filipino-made produces, Filipino language, music, arts and everything Filipino. Created a program which gave priority to all Filipinos over foreign nationals in the country.
• Accomplished the $550 million War Damage Claim from Japan for the rehabilitation of the Philippines from destruction caused by war.
• Was President of the 1971-1972 Constitutional Convention.
• Was elected President of the Second Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1971

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