Carlos Polestico García

Date of birth: 4 November 1896, Talibon

Date of died: 14 June 1971, Quezon City

Term: 18 March 1957 – 30 December 1961

Achievements:

 Known for “filipino first policy,” which favored filipino

businesseover foreign investors.
 Established the austerity program focusing on Filipino trade and
commerce.
 Known as the “prince of visayan poets” and the “bard from bohol”
 Cultural arts was revived durimg his term
 Was the first president to have his remains buried at the libingan
ng mga bayani

Legacy:

Carlos P. Garcia was born in Talibon, Bohol, on November 4, 1896. He took

law courses at Silliman University in 1918-1919 and graduated with a
law degree from the Philippine Law School. He topped the bar
examination in 1923. He was elected for three terms (1925-1931) as
representative of the third district of Bohol. He served for three terms
(1933-1941) as governor of Bohol Province. For 13 years (1941-1954)
Garcia served in the Senate of the Philippines.

During World War II, in May 1942, Garcia was hunted by the Japanese
military authority because of his loyalty to the Allied cause and his
refusal to surrender and cooperate with the government. After the war
he participated in several missions to Washington to work for the
approval of the Philippine Rehabilitation and War Damage Claims.