Leonila Garcia
First Lady of the Philippines
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| Intro | First Lady of the Philippines | |
| Places | Philippines | |
| was | First Lady | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1906, Lapu-Lapu, Central Visayas, Philippines | |
| Death | 1 January 1994Philippines (aged 88 years) |
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Leonila "Inday" de la Serna Dimataga-García (1906 – 1994) was the wife of Philippine President Carlos P. García, and was eighth First Lady of the Philippines. She assumed the title on 17 March 1957 upon the accession of her husband, who was then-Vice-President, shortly after the death of President Ramón Magsaysay.
Fondly called "Indáy", the native of Opon (now Lapu-Lapu City), Cebu was a professional pharmacist. As First Lady, García became active in cultural and social activities in line with her husband's Filipino First Policy.