Carlos P. Garcia was the 8th President of the Philippines. He implemented an austerity program to curb corruption and promoted a "Filipino First" policy to support domestic businesses. Some of the key issues during his administration included economic problems inherited from the previous government and reducing the long-term US military base agreement via the Bohlen-Serrano Agreement. Garcia emphasized reviving Filipino culture and established the Republic Cultural Award before retiring from politics.
Carlos P. Garcia was the 8th President of the Philippines. He implemented an austerity program to curb corruption and promoted a "Filipino First" policy to support domestic businesses. Some of the key issues during his administration included economic problems inherited from the previous government and reducing the long-term US military base agreement via the Bohlen-Serrano Agreement. Garcia emphasized reviving Filipino culture and established the Republic Cultural Award before retiring from politics.
Carlos P. Garcia was the 8th President of the Philippines. He implemented an austerity program to curb corruption and promoted a "Filipino First" policy to support domestic businesses. Some of the key issues during his administration included economic problems inherited from the previous government and reducing the long-term US military base agreement via the Bohlen-Serrano Agreement. Garcia emphasized reviving Filipino culture and established the Republic Cultural Award before retiring from politics.
Carlos P. Garcia was the 8th President of the Philippines. He implemented an austerity program to curb corruption and promoted a "Filipino First" policy to support domestic businesses. Some of the key issues during his administration included economic problems inherited from the previous government and reducing the long-term US military base agreement via the Bohlen-Serrano Agreement. Garcia emphasized reviving Filipino culture and established the Republic Cultural Award before retiring from politics.
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GARCIA’S ADMINISTRATION
PREPARED BY: MARC RAINIER BRIONES
CARLOS P. GARCIA • Name: Carlos Polestico Garcia • Birthday: NOVEMBER 4, 1896 • Birthplace: Talibon, Bohol Philippines • Parents: Policronio Garcia and Ambrosia Polistico • Education: Philippine Law School. • Rather than practice law right away, he worked as a teacher for two years at Bohol Provincial High School. He became famous for his poetry in Bohol, where he earned the nickname "Prince of Visayan Poets" and the "Bard from Bohol." PRIMARY PROBLEMS • The main problem that was facing the Garcia administration was the current economic situation during that time. • Corruption was also prevalent in the country since he had just iherited the magsaysay administration. • The imports that were coming in the country greatly outnumbered the exports that we were shipping out of the country,. AUSTERITY PROGRAM • Austerity Program was implemented by Garcia in order to curt the rampant graft and corruption within the country. The program centered on wise spending, industry, thrift, trustworthiness, integrity and honesty. FILIPINO FIRST POLICY • It is a policy where Filipinos should be first before anyone else. • Beneficiaries of the Filipino First Policy The people that benefited from this policy are the businessmen of the Philippines REPUBLIC CULTURAL AWARD •Garcia administration also put emphasis on reviving the Filipino culture. In doing so, the Republic Cultural Award was created BOHLEN–SERRANO AGREEMENT • Bohlen-Serrano Agreement was the law that shortened the original 99 year lease of US bases here in the Philippines to 25 years, the agreement was renewable for periods only up to 5 years • After his failed re-election bid, Garcia retired to Tagbilaran to resume life as a private citizen. • On June 1, 1971, Garcia was elected delegate of the 1971 Constitutional Convention, where delegates elected him as President of the convention. • On June 14, 1971, Garcia died from a heart attack on 5:57 p.m. at his Manila residence along Bohol Avenue, Quezon City. • 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 ng mga Bayani REFERENCES •https://biography.yourdictionary.com/carlos-p- garcia •https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carlos- P-Garcia •https://www.slideshare.net/DexterJohnDacaya nan/carlos-garcia