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Leonila Garcia

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Leonila Dimataga Garcia
8th First Lady of the Philippines
In role
March 18, 1957 – December 30, 1961
PresidentCarlos P. Garcia
Preceded byLuz Magsaysay
Succeeded byEva Macapagal
Second Lady of the Philippines
In role
December 30, 1953 – March 18, 1957
Vice PresidentCarlos P. Garcia
Preceded byMaria Salvacion Javellana
Succeeded byEva Macapagal
Personal details
Born
Leonila de la Serna Dimataga

(1906-07-17)July 17, 1906
Opon, Cebu, Philippine Islands
DiedMay 17, 1994(1994-05-17) (aged 87)
Quezon City, Philippines
Resting placeLibingan ng mga Bayani
Political partyNacionalista
Spouse
(m. 1933; died 1971)
ChildrenLinda Garcia-Campos
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas
ProfessionPharmacist

Leonila "Inday" de la Serna Dimataga Garcia (July 17, 1906 – May 17, 1994) was a Filipino pharmacist who was the eighth First Lady of the Philippines. She was the wife of Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia. She assumed the title on March 18, 1957, upon the accession of her husband, who was then-Vice President, shortly after the death of President Ramon Magsaysay.

Fondly called "Inday", the native of Opon (now Lapu-Lapu City), Cebu was a pharmacist graduate of the University of Santo Tomas. She met her future husband Carlos while working at a drug store in Tagbilaran, Bohol that he had frequented.[1] They married on May 24, 1933, and had a daughter together, Linda Garcia-Campos.[2]

As First Lady, Garcia became active in cultural and social activities in line with her husband's Filipino First Policy.

She vied for a Senate seat in 1971, but lost.

References

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  1. ^ Dolor, Danny (May 20, 2018). "Leonila D. Garcia:Gracious First Lady". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (July 20, 2016). "Pres. Carlos P. Garcia, the Boholano who married a Cebuana". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on June 17, 2021. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of the Philippines
1957–1961
Succeeded by