Second inauguration of Carlos P. Garcia

Second 1957 Presidential Inauguration of Carlos P. Garcia

President Carlos P Garcia swears in as the 8th President of the Philippines after winning the elections of 1957.
Date December 30, 1957 (1957-12-30)
Location Independence Grandstand
Manila
Participants

President of the Philippines, Carlos P. Garcia

Assuming office

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,
Ricardo Paras

Administering oath

Vice President of the Philippines
Diosdado Macapagal

Assuming office

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Ricardo Paras

Administering oath

The Inauguration of Carlos P. Garcia as the eighth President of the Philippines took place on December 30, 1957 at the Independence Grandstand in Manila. The inauguration marked the commencement of the second term (and first full four-year term) of Carlos P. Garcia as President and the only four-year term of Diosdado Macapagal as Vice President. The oath of office was administered by Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Ricardo Paras.

Context

The inauguration formally ended the Presidential transition of Carlos P. Garcia that began when Garcia won the 1957 Philippine presidential election. Garcia took his first oath of office at the Malacañan Palace following the tragic death of President Ramon Magsaysay in a plane crash. His succession to the presidency is to finish the unexpired term of Magsaysay.

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