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Gwendolyn Garcia
Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia-Codilla (born October 12, 1955) is a Filipino politician who formerly served as the 27th governor of Cebu from 2019 to 2025. She held the position from 2004 to 2013 and served as the representative for Cebu's third district from 2013 to 2019, during which she served as a house deputy speaker from 2016 to 2018
Garcia was born on October 12, 1955. She is the eldest daughter of former Cebu Governor and House Deputy Speaker Pablo P. Garcia and Judge Esperanza "Inday" Fiel García. Her youngest brother, Pablo John Garcia, is a lawyer-congressman. Another brother, Byron Garcia, has been a security consultant for the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), which caught global attention in 2007 for its rendition of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" featuring its inmates. Another brother, Winston Garcia, is the former general manager of the Government Service Insurance System. Another brother, Marlon Garcia, served as the mayor of the Barili, Cebu, from 2016 to his death on September 6, 2020.
Garcia studied at St. Theresa's College in Cebu. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Communication from the University of the Philippines Diliman and studied law at the same university. She was awarded with the honorary degrees of Doctor of Humanities from Cebu Normal University (CNU) and Doctor of Philosophy in Technology Management from Cebu State College of Science and Technology (CSCST).[better source needed]
Prior to being elected as governor, she was responsible for instituting various reforms at the Cebu Provincial Capitol as a Consultant on Systems Promotion and Development for three years. Earlier, she was Consultant on Financial Affairs and assisted her father in expanding the province's resources.
She was active in the private sector as chairperson of the Leyte Cooperative Bank from 1996 to 1998. She is, since 1998, the president and CEO of the GGC Group, Inc.
She is the head of the Regional Development Council, the Regional Peace and Order Council, and chairman of the Visayas RDCom (comprising RDC 6, RDC 7 and RDC 8), the Deputy Secretary General for Visayas of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), chairman of the board of the Mactan Cebu Bridge Management Board (MCBMB), and member of the board of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).
Garcia first entered politics in 2004, when she was elected as governor by 7,000 votes to succeed her father. Three years later, in 2007, she was reelected overwhelmingly, obtaining a lead of 500,000 votes. In 2010, she defeated Hilario Davide III, son of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr., for a third and final term by almost 100,000 votes.
On December 19, 2012, Garcia was suspended by the office of the President for six months for usurping the appointing power of the office of the vice governor. This means she took control over appointments that should have been made by then vice governor Gregorio Sanchez, specifically by making significant cuts to the budget of the Vice Governor's Office without proper permission. The investigation also found that Garcia committed "grave abuse of authority" by hiring consultants without getting approval from the provincial legislative council, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Vice-Governor Agnes Magpale was sworn immediately into office as acting governor. Despite this, Garcia said she remains to be the governor. She dared police on December 20, 2012, to forcibly remove her from the governor's office where she had holed up, saying her removal could only happen "over my dead body."
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Gwendolyn Garcia
Gwendolyn Fiel Garcia-Codilla (born October 12, 1955) is a Filipino politician who formerly served as the 27th governor of Cebu from 2019 to 2025. She held the position from 2004 to 2013 and served as the representative for Cebu's third district from 2013 to 2019, during which she served as a house deputy speaker from 2016 to 2018
Garcia was born on October 12, 1955. She is the eldest daughter of former Cebu Governor and House Deputy Speaker Pablo P. Garcia and Judge Esperanza "Inday" Fiel García. Her youngest brother, Pablo John Garcia, is a lawyer-congressman. Another brother, Byron Garcia, has been a security consultant for the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), which caught global attention in 2007 for its rendition of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" featuring its inmates. Another brother, Winston Garcia, is the former general manager of the Government Service Insurance System. Another brother, Marlon Garcia, served as the mayor of the Barili, Cebu, from 2016 to his death on September 6, 2020.
Garcia studied at St. Theresa's College in Cebu. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Communication from the University of the Philippines Diliman and studied law at the same university. She was awarded with the honorary degrees of Doctor of Humanities from Cebu Normal University (CNU) and Doctor of Philosophy in Technology Management from Cebu State College of Science and Technology (CSCST).[better source needed]
Prior to being elected as governor, she was responsible for instituting various reforms at the Cebu Provincial Capitol as a Consultant on Systems Promotion and Development for three years. Earlier, she was Consultant on Financial Affairs and assisted her father in expanding the province's resources.
She was active in the private sector as chairperson of the Leyte Cooperative Bank from 1996 to 1998. She is, since 1998, the president and CEO of the GGC Group, Inc.
She is the head of the Regional Development Council, the Regional Peace and Order Council, and chairman of the Visayas RDCom (comprising RDC 6, RDC 7 and RDC 8), the Deputy Secretary General for Visayas of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP), chairman of the board of the Mactan Cebu Bridge Management Board (MCBMB), and member of the board of the Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority (MCIAA).
Garcia first entered politics in 2004, when she was elected as governor by 7,000 votes to succeed her father. Three years later, in 2007, she was reelected overwhelmingly, obtaining a lead of 500,000 votes. In 2010, she defeated Hilario Davide III, son of former Chief Justice Hilario Davide, Jr., for a third and final term by almost 100,000 votes.
On December 19, 2012, Garcia was suspended by the office of the President for six months for usurping the appointing power of the office of the vice governor. This means she took control over appointments that should have been made by then vice governor Gregorio Sanchez, specifically by making significant cuts to the budget of the Vice Governor's Office without proper permission. The investigation also found that Garcia committed "grave abuse of authority" by hiring consultants without getting approval from the provincial legislative council, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Vice-Governor Agnes Magpale was sworn immediately into office as acting governor. Despite this, Garcia said she remains to be the governor. She dared police on December 20, 2012, to forcibly remove her from the governor's office where she had holed up, saying her removal could only happen "over my dead body."