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Pablo 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%.〔(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.〔( pablojohn.com, Pablo John Garcia: Following in his father's footsteps )〕〔(services.inquirer, The Garcias, the Aboitizes and Meralco )〕 He was defeated in his bid for re-election in 2013. 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, is the former president and general manager of the Government Service Insurance System (Philippines). 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. 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== . 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pablo P. Garcia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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