Florencio Garay

{{Short description|Filipino politician}} {{Philippine name|Cuaton|Garay}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Florencio C. Garay | nickname = Enciong Garay | image = Florencio C Garay.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|08|10}} | birth_place = Calape, Bohol, Philippines | parents = {{ubl|Juan Garay|Felina Cuaton}} | spouse = Margarita G. Garay | children = 5 (1 deceased)<ref name="bisliggov"/> | alma_mater = University of San Jose - Recoletos | office = Mayor of Bislig | term_start = June 30, 2019 | term_end = | predecessor = Librado C. Navarro | term_start2 = June 30, 1998 | term_end2 = June 30, 2004 | office3 = Vice Mayor of Bislig | term_start3 = June 30, 1995 | term_end3 = June 30, 1998 | office4 = Municipal Councilor of Bislig | term_start4 = 1986 | term_end4 = 1987<br>{{small|Appointed}} | office5 = Member of Philippine House of Representatives from 2nd District of Surigao del Sur | term_start5 = June 30, 2007 | term_end5 = June 30, 2016 | predecessor5 = Peter Paul Jed C. Falcon | successor5 = Johnny Pimentel | party = NP (2007-2010, 2025<ref name="COC2025"/>) | other_party = Liberal (2010-2016)<br/>PDP–Laban (2022<ref name="nle22"/>)<br/>NPC (2016,<ref name="nle16"/> 2019<ref name="nle19"/>) }}

'''Florencio "Enciong" Cuaton Garay''' (born August 10, 1945)<ref name="COC2025"/> is a Filipino politician who has served in various capacities, including as a representative for the Second District of Surigao del Sur and as City Mayor of Bislig.<ref name="congress14"/><ref name="congress15"/><ref name="congress16"/><ref name="nle19"/><ref name="nle22"/><ref name="nle25"/>

== Early life and education ==

Florencio Garay was born on August 10, 1945, in Calape, Bohol.<ref name="COC2025"/> He is the eldest of seven children born to Juan F. Garay and Felina Cuaton. He completed his primary education in Bohol before attending Andres Soriano College in Bislig, Surigao del Sur for high school.<ref name="bisliggov"/> In 1966, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of San Jose - Recoletos in Cebu City.<ref name="congress16"/>

== Early career ==

Before entering politics, Garay worked as a coordinator for the Bislig Bay Lumber Company, Inc., and later as a bank appraiser for the Rural Bank of Bislig.<ref name="bisliggov"/>

== Political career ==

Garay's career in public service began in 1986 when he was appointed as a municipal councilor of Bislig. In 1995, he was elected as municipal vice mayor of Bislig and served until 1998. He became Mayor of Bislig and served from 1998 to 2004. During his tenure as mayor, Bislig achieved cityhood status.<ref name="bisliggov"/>

From May 2007 to 2016, Florencio C. Garay served as the representative for the Second District of Surigao del Sur in the Philippine Congress for three consecutive terms.<ref name="congress14"/><ref name="congress15"/><ref name="congress16"/><ref name="hb"/>

He returned to serve as the city mayor of Bislig from 2019 to the present.<ref name="nle19"/><ref name="nle22"/><ref name="nle25"/>

== References == <references>

<ref name="congress14">{{cite web |title=14th Congress - Florencio C. Garay |url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=14&id=garay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804121108/http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=14&id=garay |archive-date=2010-08-04 |access-date=2025-05-27 |publisher=Congress of the Philippines }}</ref> <ref name="congress15">{{cite web |title=15th Congress - Florencio C. Garay |url=http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=15&id=garay |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518225352/http://www.congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?congress=15&id=garay |archive-date=2013-05-18 |access-date=2025-05-27 |publisher=Congress of the Philippines }}</ref> <ref name="congress16">{{cite web |title=16th Congress - Florencio C. Garay |url=http://congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=garay-f |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118065006/http://congress.gov.ph/members/search.php?id=garay-f |archive-date=2014-01-18 |access-date=2025-05-27 |publisher=Congress of the Philippines }}</ref> <ref name="COC2025">{{cite web |title=Certificate of Candidacy |publisher=Commission on Elections (Philippines) |access-date=2025-05-12 |url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_CARAGA/SDS/BISLIG_CITY/CMAYOR_GARAY_FLORENCIO_C.pdf }}</ref> <ref name="bisliggov">{{cite web|title=Mayor Florencio C. Garay |date=20 August 2019 |publisher=Bislig, Surigao del Sur |url=https://bislig.gov.ph/mayors-corner/personal-profile/ |access-date=2025-05-27 }}</ref> <ref name="nle16">{{cite news |title=2016 Election Results - Bislig City |publisher=GMA News |date=2016-05-13 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2016/results/local/REGION+XIII/SURIGAO+DEL+SUR/BISLIG+CITY/ |access-date=2025-05-27 }}</ref> <ref name="nle19">{{cite news |title=2019 Election Results - Bislig City |publisher=GMA News |date=2019-05-13 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2019/results/local/REGION+XIII/SURIGAO+DEL+SUR/BISLIG+CITY/ |access-date=2025-05-27 }}</ref> <ref name="nle22">{{cite news |title=2022 Election Results - Bislig City |publisher=GMA News |date=2022-05-13 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/eleksyon2022/results/local/REGION+XIII/SURIGAO+DEL+SUR/CITY+OF+BISLIG/ |access-date=2025-05-27 }}</ref> <ref name="nle25">{{cite news |title=2025 Election Results - Bislig City |publisher=Rappler |date=2025-05-13 |url=https://ph.rappler.com/elections/2025/local-race/surigao-del-sur/bislig-city |access-date=2025-05-27 }}</ref> <ref name="hb">{{cite web |title=Garay, Florencio C. |url=https://ldr.senate.gov.ph/congress-author/garay-florencio-c |publisher=Senate Legislative Records and Archives Service Information |website=ldr.senate.gov.ph |access-date=2025-05-27 }}</ref>

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{{s-start}} {{s-par|ph-lwr}} {{succession box |before=Peter Paul Jed C. Falcon |title=Representative, 2nd District of Surigao del Sur |years=June 30, 2007 – June 30, 2016 |after=Johnny Pimentel }} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garay, Florencio}} Category:1945 births Category:Living people Category:People from Bohol Category:People from Surigao del Sur Category:Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Surigao del Sur Category:Nationalist People's Coalition politicians Category:Partido Demokratiko Pilipino politicians Category:Liberal Party (Philippines) politicians Category:Nacionalista Party politicians