Bataan vice gov-elect Enrique ‘Tet’ Garcia passes away

By: Tonette Orejas - 9 years ago

BATAAN Gov. Enrique “Tet” Garcia (right) welcomes Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino, a senatorial candidate of the ruling Liberal Party, to the Youth Forum that the provincial government hosted. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

In this 2013 file photo, then Bataan Gov. Enrique “Tet” Garcia (right) welcomes Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino, then a candidate for senator. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

CITY OF SAN FERNANDO — Bataan Rep. Enrique “Tet” Garcia Jr., the newly elected vice governor of his province, passed away at 10:42 p.m. on Monday (June 13), his son Bataan Gov. Albert Garcia, announced over the social network site, Facebook.

The elder Garcia served in the 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 16th Congress. He was governor for nine years and won unopposed as vice governor in the May 2016 elections. SFM