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8th First Lady of the Philippines

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This article is about the former First Lady of the Philippines. For the Mexican entomologist, see Leonila Vázquez García. In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is de la Serna, the birth surname or paternal family name is Dimataga, and the marital name is Garcia.

Leonila Dimataga Garcia

8th First Lady of the Philippines
In role March 18, 1957 – December 30, 1961
President	Carlos P. Garcia
Preceded by	Luz Magsaysay
Succeeded by	Eva Macapagal
Second Lady of the Philippines
In role December 30, 1953 – March 18, 1957
Vice President	Carlos P. Garcia
Preceded by	Maria Salvacion Javellana
Succeeded by	Eva Macapagal

Personal details
Born	Leonila de la Serna Dimataga (1906-07-17)July 17, 1906 Opon, Cebu, Philippine Islands
Died	May 17, 1994(1994-05-17) (aged 87) Quezon City, Philippines
Resting place	Libingan ng mga Bayani
Political party	Nacionalista
Spouse	Carlos P. Garcia (m. 1933; died 1971)
Children	Linda Garcia-Campos
Alma mater	University of Santo Tomas
Profession	Pharmacist

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. They married on May 24, 1933, and had a daughter together, Linda Garcia-Campos.

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

Dolor, Danny (May 20, 2018). "Leonila D. Garcia:Gracious First Lady". The Philippine Star. Retrieved December 4, 2021.
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 byLuz Magsaysay	First Lady of the Philippines 1957–1961	Succeeded byEva Macapagal

v t e First ladies and gentlemen of the Philippines
Hilaria Aguinaldo (1899–1901) Aurora Quezon (1935–1944) Pacencia Laurel (1943–1945) Esperanza Osmeña (1944–1946) Trinidad Roxas (1946–1948) Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez (1948–1953) Luz Magsaysay (1953–1957) Leonila Garcia (1957–1961) Eva Macapagal (1961–1965) Imelda Marcos (1965–1986) None (1986–1992) Amelita Ramos (1992–1998) Loi Ejercito (1998–2001) Jose Miguel Arroyo (2001–2010) None (2010–2022) Liza Marcos (2022–)
Daughter of Elpidio Quirino. Assumed title as her father was a widower. Corazon Aquino was widowed before her term. Benigno Aquino III was unmarried Although Rodrigo Duterte has Cielito Avanceña as his common-law wife, there is no designated First Lady. See also: Spouses of presidents of the Philippines

First ladies and gentlemen of the Philippines

Hilaria Aguinaldo (1899–1901)
Aurora Quezon (1935–1944)
Pacencia Laurel (1943–1945)
Esperanza Osmeña (1944–1946)
Trinidad Roxas (1946–1948)
Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez (1948–1953)
Luz Magsaysay (1953–1957)
Leonila Garcia (1957–1961)
Eva Macapagal (1961–1965)
Imelda Marcos (1965–1986)
None (1986–1992)
Amelita Ramos (1992–1998)
Loi Ejercito (1998–2001)
Jose Miguel Arroyo (2001–2010)
None (2010–2022)
Liza Marcos (2022–)

Daughter of Elpidio Quirino. Assumed title as her father was a widower. Corazon Aquino was widowed before her term. Benigno Aquino III was unmarried Although Rodrigo Duterte has Cielito Avanceña as his common-law wife, there is no designated First Lady. See also: Spouses of presidents of the Philippines

v t e Spouses of the president of the Philippines
Hilaria Aguinaldo María Agoncillo-Aguinaldo Aurora Quezon Pacencia Laurel Estefania Veloso Osmeña Esperanza Osmeña Trinidad Roxas Alicia Syquia Quirino Luz Magsaysay Leonila Garcia Purita Macapagal Eva Macapagal Imelda Marcos Benigno Aquino Jr. Amelita Ramos Loi Ejercito Jose Miguel Arroyo Elizabeth Zimmerman Honeylet Avanceña Liza Araneta Marcos
Married after their spouse's presidency Died prior to their spouse's presidency Marriage annulled prior to spouse's presidency. Unmarried domestic partner Benigno Aquino III was unmarried See also: First ladies and gentlemen of the Philippines

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