Ret. Judge Esperanza Fiel Garcia

"A Landmark of Strength and Success"

Ret. Judge Esperanza Fiel Garcia is an epitome of a great leader. She is a wizard of all sorts and is a product of the modern hybrid technology whose excellence can be compared to a mathematical formula for all generations.

Ret. Judge Garcia is currently the chairman of the Cebu CFI Community Cooperative,a multi-awarded cooperative she founded and nurtured for over 40 years. She is also the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Cooperative Bank of Cebu and the Coop Life Mutual Benefit Services (CLIMBS). She is likewise a member of the Board of Directors of the Visayas Cooperative Development Center (VICTO), a secondary coop, and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lyceum of Cebu which is a coop-managed school.

Ret. Judge Garcia is married to the Honorable Deputy Speaker Pablo P. Garcia of the House of Congress representing the Second District of Cebu was then a three-termer Governor of Cebu. They have eight successful children who are all professionals. A daughter, Hon. Gwendolyn F. Garcia is the Governor of the Province of Cebu, who is serving her third term. Their sons, Hon. Pablo John F. Garcia is the congressman of the Third District of Cebu, Hon. Nelson F. Garcia is the mayor of Dumanjug, Cebu, and Hon. Marlon F. Garcia is the vice-mayor of Barili, Cebu. Another son, Atty. Winston F. Garcia was the former President and Chief Executive Officer of the Government Service and Insurance System (GSIS).

She was a consistent scholar from grade school until her college days. She completed her Pre-Law and the Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of San Carlos and garnered 83.85% in the bar examination. Her more than thirty years in the government service as a Labor Attorney (1960-1969) in the Department of Labor, Clerk of Court (1969-1983) in the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Cebu City, RTC Judge (1983-1988) in Mandaue City, and Presiding Judge (1988-1993) in RTC – Cebu City earned her outstanding awards from prestigious organizations such as the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Federacion Internacional De Abogadas, Mandaue City Lawyers Association, Inc., Carolinians, Inc., and a Special Commendation as One of the Best Trial Court Judges in the Philippines from then Chief Justice Andres Narvasa of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.