ɪt wʌzðə fˈɔːɹmɚ pɹˈɛzɪdənt kˈɑːɹloʊz pˈiː. ɡɑːɹsˈiːɐ ðˈɛn vˈaɪs pɹˈɛzɪdənt, ɐ bˌoʊhəlˈɑːnoʊ, hˌuː pɹəpˈoʊzd ðə nˈeɪm.
It was the former President Carlos P. Garcia (then Vice President), a Boholano, who proposed the name.