Alvin B. Garcia
City Mayor
Cebu City

At 52, Mayor Alvin Garcia still continue to capture the Cebuanos’ heart based on the support he gets during the election. Despite the series of attacks and bombardment he gets from media, Mayor Alvin Garcia remains firm in defending the honor of the Cebuanos. He has already come up with several projects that aim to uplift the lives of the Cebuanos.

Mayor Alvin Garcia was born in June 29, 1946. He spent his elementary years at Cebu Normal College and in the University of San Carlos during his high school years. He took Bachelor of Arts in Political Science in Ateneo de Manila with honors and attended law school at the University of San Carlos. He completed his degree at the Ateneo de Manila and passed the bar examination in 1971.

In 1971-75, Mayor Alvin Garcia had practiced law with J.P. Garcia and Associates and later became the vice president of Philippine American Investment Corporation. He was elected vice mayor of Cebu City in the year 1995, and was again re-elected for the same position in May 11,1998.

Mayor Alvin Garcia rendered his articulate, unsinkable and steady dynamism to defend the honor of the Cebuanos and to uplift their standard of living. Mayor Alvin Garcia takes pride in all his works, which are intended, for the betterment of the city. He had come up with several projects, in terms of peace and order; he was able to make Cebu as the city with the lowest crime rate in the nation. He was also successful in changing the image of the city by coming up with the Clean and Green project that aims to beautify the center isles, sidewalks, parks and plazas with greenery’s and flowering ornamental plants to make the environment look more pleasing to the eyes.

Up to these days Mayor Alvin Garcia is still very much on the go in his venture to make Cebu City a place worth visiting.

By: Lendio, Ma. Christine
STC Masscom Intern