Start date December 30, 1957 | ||
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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.