Leonila Garcia

Leonila Garcia

Infobox_Officeholder
honorific-prefix =
name =Leonila Garcia


honorific-suffix =
order=8th First Lady of the Philippines
term_start= March 23, 1957
term_end= December 30, 1961
predecessor = Luz Magsaysay
successor = Eva Macapagal

birth_date = 1906
death_date = 1994
alma_mater =
religion=Roman Catholic
spouse = Carlos P. Garcia
children =
relations =

Leonila Dimataga-Garcia (1906–1994) was the wife of Philippine President Carlos P. Garcia and was the eighth First Lady of the Philippines shortly after the tragic death of Ramon Magsaysay as President that lead to her husband then Vice President Carlos Garcia to succeed the presidency. She is known as "Inday", and as a professional pharmacist.

A native of Opon (now Lapu-Lapu City), Cebu, Inday as First Lady became active in cultural and social activities in part of her husband's Filipino First Policy.


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