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UNDENDING CORRUPTION

Guerilla Leader

Filipino First Policy

The issue of corruption plagued the BIR after he implement the Austerity program, staining his reputation

  • He refused to cooperate with the Japanese during the occupation.
  • Took part in the Guerilla activities and later to the military service of the Philippine Commonwealth Army during the liberation campaigns against the Japanese.

Activity in some reform movements

  • Implemented during the 1950's to give the local businessman more priority over foreign investors.

The policy centered on the economic progress that the “masa” was not affected at all, leading to much criticism about his concern for the common Filipino.

  • After the war, he participated in several missions in Washington to work for the approval of the Philippine Rehabilitation and War Damage Claims.
  • He was a delegate to the World Conference at San Francisco to draft the charter of the United Nations Organization in May 1945.
  • He acted as presiding officer of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Conference in Manila in 1954, which produced the Manila Treaty and the Pacific Charter.

Beneficiaries:

  • benefited the Filipino businessman; had an increase support and protection from the government.
  • Foreign investors were not totally ignored. They could still participate in investing businesses in the country but there should be a 60-40 ratio of ownership within the business.

Austerity Program

Austerity Program Failure

  • was implemented in order discard the rampant graft and corruption within the country.
  • The program focuses on wise spending, industry, thrift, trustworthiness, integrity and honesty.
  • He also urged people to avoid luxury items and to live a simple life and reminded government officials and employees’ corruption destroys the peoples trust in the government.

Even though the program was launched in order to help eliminate the corruption within the government, the result was very unsuccessful since the problem was carried over to the next administration.

Beneficiaries:

FAILURES

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • benefited the common Filipino and the Garcia administration. Because of the implementation of this program, the government was able to regain some of the trust that they lost due to the rampant corruption in the country.

Revival of Cultural Arts

Lack of program?

  • The Garcia administration also put emphasis on cultural revival, due to the colonization of many countries, he felt that the revival of the Filipino culture was needed.

Garcia was criticized for his lack of program for the Filipino common man which was the focus of the next president Macapagal that is why he lost the election to him.

Beneficiaries:

  • Filipino artist could now get the recognition for their works that were left ignored.

Too much grip on anti-foreign policies

Foreign countries criticized Garcia, especially the United States for his anti-foreign policies.

Known as the "Prince of Visayan Poets" and "Bard from Bohol"

President Carlos P. Garcia was a native of Talibon, Bohol. He loved to write spiritual and sensual poems in Visayan. He is gifted with excellence in poetry in the Cebuano dialect and was also blessed with oratorical ability, so President Garcia was given the appellations "Prince of Visayan Poets" and "Bard from Bohol".

CARLOS POLISTICO GARCIA

NOVEMBER 4, 1896 - JUNE 14, 1971

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