Enrique M. Garcia, M.D. ✝

1964: THE SECOND TERM OF DR. ENRIQUE M. GARCIA

To stabilize the association’s long-term legislative goals, the society called upon its foundational pillar for a second executive term.

• The Sixth Presidency of PATS: Enrique M. Garcia returned as president.
• Lobbying for Public Infrastructure: During his 1964 term, Dr. Garcia began aggressively utilizing his political and academic influence to lobby the government for dedicated public infrastructure to treat the country’s overwhelming pulmonary crisis. This critical year sowed the conceptual seeds for what would eventually become the Lung Center of the Philippines.