Pablo P. Garcia

Pablo "Pabling" Paras Garcia (born September 25, 1925) is a Filipino politician. A graduate of the University of San Carlos, Garcia placed 3rd in the 1951 Philippine Bar Examination with a rating of 91.5%.[1] Garcia served as governor of Cebu from 1995 to 2004. He had previously served as the vice-governor of Cebu from 1969 to 1971. Garcia has been elected to three terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines. From 1987 to 1995, Garcia represented the Third District of Cebu. He was again elected to Congress in 2007, this time representing the Second District of Cebu.[2][3] He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2013.

This article is about the Filipino politician. For other people of similar name, see Pablo Garcia (disambiguation).
In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Paras and the surname or paternal family name is Garcia.
Pablo P. Garcia
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines for Visayas
In office
May 2008 – June 30, 2013
Preceded byRaul Del Mar
Succeeded bySergio Apostol
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 2nd District
In office
June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2013
Preceded bySimeon Kintanar
Succeeded byWilfredo S. Caminero
Governor of Cebu
In office
June 30, 1995 – June 30, 2004
Vice GovernorApolonio A. Abines Jr. (1995–1998)
Fernando S. Celeste (1998–2001)
John Gregory H. Osmeña Jr. (2001–2004)
Preceded byVicente L. dela Serna
Succeeded byGwendolyn F. Garcia
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Cebu's 3rd District
In office
June 30, 1987 – June 30, 1995
Succeeded byJohn Henry Osmeña
Vice-Governor of Cebu
In office
1969–1971
Personal details
Born (1925-09-25) September 25, 1925
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLakas-Kampi-CMD
National Unity Party
United Nationalist Alliance/PDP–Laban
One Cebu (local)
Spouse(s)Esperanza Fiel Garcia (deceased 2016)
RelationsGwendolyn "Gwen" Garcia (daughter)
Pablo John "PJ" Garcia (son)
Winston Garcia (son)
Alma materUniversity of San Carlos
ProfessionPolitician

His daughter Gwendolyn succeeded him as governor in 2004, while his son Pablo John was elected to Garcia's previous congressional seat in 2007. In 2007, the Garcia family established the One Cebu political party. Garcia is also a member of Lakas Kampi CMD.

His son, Byron, the former security consultant for the Cebu provincial government, gained attention in 2007 after instituting a program of choreographed exercise routines for the inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) and uploading the routines on YouTube, including the popular Thriller viral video. Garcia's other son, Winston Garcia, is the former president and general manager of the Government Service Insurance System (Philippines) and the official candidate of One Cebu for provincial governor this coming May 9 (date of 2016 Philippine general election). In 2010 his son Nelson Gamaliel was elected in large margin as Mayor of Dumanjug, Cebu. At the same time Marlon, the younger brother of Nelson Gamaliel was also elected Vice-Mayor of the Municipality of Barili, Cebu.[4]

He was elected Chairman of the Committee on Revision of Laws on 7 August 2007; and, when the House leadership was changed, he was consequently appointed Deputy Speaker in May 2008.

Notes
  1. List of Philippine Bar Topnotchers, 1913-2007 Archived 2008-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. pablojohn.com, Pablo John Garcia: Following in his father's footsteps
  3. services.inquirer, The Garcias, the Aboitizes and Meralco Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Philippine jailhouse rocks to Thriller". BBC News. 2007-07-26. Retrieved 2007-08-17.
Preceded by
Eduardo Gullas		 Representative, 3rd District of Cebu
1987–1995		 Succeeded by
John Henry Osmeña
Preceded by
Simeon Kintanar		 Representative, 2nd District of Cebu
2007–2013		 Succeeded by
Wilfredo Caminero
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