Padre Garcia's Livestock Auction Market has come a long and stirring way to achieved such a status; functioning as an oasis to the livestock trade, it is also a beacon to the mercantile goods and wares for the sheer volume of patrons in attendance every Friday and subsequent LAM days. It generates employment and businesses branching out to the thousands. It is home to the KABAKAHAN FESTIVAL and to the RODEO EL GARCIANO, annual December events celebrating the prowess that is the Garcieño of Batangas.
A GLOBALLY COMPETITIVE AGRO-INDUSTRIAL MUNICIPALITY,
WITH EFFECTIVE GOVERNANCE, VALUES-ORIENTED AND EMPOWERED CITIZENRY
LIVING IN AN ECOLOGICALLY BALANCED, SECURED AND SAFE COMMUNITY.
TO ACHIEVE AN OUTSTANDING LOCAL GOVERNANCE IN THE MUNICIPALITY THROUGH MODERNIZED FACILITIES AND SUSTAINABLE, COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR ALL GARCIANOS LEADING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INTO EXCELLENCE FOR A HIGH CLASS AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CENTER IN ASIA..
