Jose Enrique Sandejas Garcia III (born November 12, 1971) is a Filipino politician from

Bataan Bataan (, , , ; ) , officially the Province of Bataan, is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula ...

. He is the incumbent governor of Bataan since June 30, 2022. He served as Representative of Bataan's 2nd District from 2016 to 2022. He also served as Mayor of Balanga from 2007 to 2016.

Biography

Garcia is the son of the former governor Enrique "Tet" Garcia and Mrs. Vicky Garcia. His older brother, Albert "Abet" S. Garcia, is a representative of the province's 2nd congressional district. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (General Humanities with specialization in Political Economy) from the

University of Asia and the Pacific The University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P; ) is a private university in the Philippines. It traces its beginnings to the Center for Research and Communication (CRC), which was established on August 15, 1967, as a private think-tank that cond ...

Personal life

Garcia is married to Maria Isabel Fernandez, and has three sons, Diego (born 2002), Paolo (born 2005) and Nicolo (born 2009).

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