Pablo P. Garcia

Pablo Paras Garcia (born September 25, 1925) is a Filipino politician. Pablo “Pabling” Paras Garcia and Esperanza “Inday” Fiel-Garcia had 8 children (4 sons). Gwendolyn Garcia is the eldest, and lawyer-Congressman Pablo John Garcia (born in Cebu City on May 19, 1967) is the youngest. [ [http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=14&id=garcia-p Profile, Pablo Garcia] ]

A graduate of the University of San Carlos, Garcia placed 3rd in the 1951 Philippine Bar Examination with a rating of 91.5%. [ [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/bar/bar%20topnotchers/index.php List of Philippine Bar Topnotchers, 1913-2007] ] 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. [ [http://www.pablojohn.com/?q=node/3 pablojohn.com, Pablo John Garcia: Following in his father's footsteps] ] [ [http://services.inquirer.net/mobile/08/06/13/html_output/xmlhtml/20080603-140453-xml.html services.inquirer, The Garcias, the Aboitizes and Meralco] ]

His daughter Gwendolyn succeeded him as governor in 2004, while his son Pablo John was elected to Garcia's old congressional seat in 2007. In 2007, the Garcia family established the One Cebu political party. Garcia is also a member of KAMPI. Pablo John placed 4th in the 1994 Philippine Bar Examination with a rating of 86.5125%. [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/bar/bar%20topnotchers/1993-1996.php]

Another son, Byron, is a security consultant for the Cebu provincial government. He gained attention in 2007 after instituting a program of choreographed exercise routines for the inmates of the Cebu provincial jail and uploading the routines on YouTube, including the popular Thriller viral video. His other son, Winston Garcia, is the incumbent manager of the Government Service Insurance System (Philippines).cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6917318.stm |title=Philippine jailhouse rocks to Thriller |date=2007-07-26 |publisher=BBC News | accessdate=2007-08-17]

On April 29, 2008, Pablo Garcia was unanimously elected as the sixth Deputy speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, upon nomination by Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora. [ [http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20080429-133474/Garcia-elected-6th-House-deputy-speaker newsinfo.inquirer.net, Garcia elected 6th House deputy speaker] ]

Garcia & Garcia Law Offices (with address at 2091 Andres Abellana St., Guadalupe, Cebu City) is the law offices of Gov. Pablo Garcia and sons, Winston Garcia and Pablo John Garcia. [ [http://services.inquirer.net/mobile/08/06/13/html_output/xmlhtml/20080603-140453-xml.html services.inquirer, The Garcias, the Aboitizes and Meralco] ]

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