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OUTSTANDING CONGRESSMAN AWARD 2021

LEGISLATIVE PERFORmANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITy
Passionate in his advocacy for the upliftment of the lives of
the people, Rep. Garcia’s legislative agenda is geared towards
strengthening local governance, improving access, quality, and
administration of justice, and strengthening the educational,
health, and economic systems, promoting good governance,
and supporting Visayas development.

INCREASING ACCESS AND QUALITy OF
JUSTICE, PEACE, AND ORDER
His over three decades in the practice of law has undoubtedly
influenced Rep Garcia in his staunch support for measures that
enhance the quality of our justice system.

He authored HB 3875 which seeks to prohibit the imposition
and collection of any fee for the filing of a complaint in any
criminal proceeding before any court, tribunal, or quasi
judicial body. Rep Garcia believes that in order to ensure free
access as guaranteed by the Constitution, and to encourage
STRENGTHENING LOCAL GOVERNANCE and incentivize the reporting and prosecution of crimes,
His experience in the Third District taught him that local the imposition and collection of fees for the filing of criminal
governments are better positioned and are much capable of complaints should be prohibited.
delivering the basic and intermediate services to the people.
Rep Garcia authored several House bills that illuminate the He is likewise the author of HB 5654 which aims to create the
wisdom of our Constitution in granting full local autonomy. He is Office of the Philippines Marshals Service under the Supreme
cited for sponsoring House Bill 1575 which proposes provinces Court of the Philippines. This bill aims to establish the Philippines
to have a share in the proceeds of real property taxes imposed Marshals service to protect and defend our magistrates, judicial
by component cities, and HB 2274 which seeks to transfer the personnel, and court assets and prevent further violence
power to declare a state of calamity in a local government unit against the members of the Judicial Department. This bill has
to the local chief executive. already been approved by the Committee on Justice.

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