<page_title> List of Presidents of the Philippines </page_title> <section_title> 1946–72: Third Republic </section_title> <table> <cell> 8 <col_header> No. overall </col_header> </cell> <cell> Carlos P. Garcia 1896–1971 (Lived: 74 years) <col_header> Name (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Manuel Roxas 1892–1948 (Lived: 56 years) </col_header> <col_header> Elpidio Quirino 1890–1956 (Lived: 65 years) </col_header> <col_header> Ramon Magsaysay 1907–1957 (Lived: 49 years) </col_header> </cell> <cell> 18 Mar 1957 <col_header> Took office </col_header> <row_header> Carlos P. Garcia 1896–1971 (Lived: 74 years) </row_header> </cell> </table>
The Inauguration of Carlos P. Garcia as the eighth President of the Philippines occurred on March 18, 1957.