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Janette Garin

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Janette Garin
Garin's official portrait during the 18th Congress
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Iloilo's 1st district
Assumed office
June 30, 2019
Preceded byRichard Garin
In office
June 30, 2004 – June 30, 2013
Preceded byOscar Garin Sr.
Succeeded byRichard Garin
29th Secretary of Health
In office
February 17, 2015[1] – June 30, 2016
PresidentBenigno Aquino III
Preceded byEnrique Ona
Succeeded byPaulyn Ubial
Personal details
Born
Janette Petilla Loreto

(1972-12-11) December 11, 1972 (age 51)
NationalityFilipino
Political partyLakas–CMD (2001–2010, 2024–present)[2]
Other political
affiliations
Liberal (2010–2018)
Nacionalista (2018–2021)
NUP (2021–2024)[3]
SpouseRichard Garin
EducationDivine Word University of Tacloban (BS)
St. Luke's College of Medicine
Iloilo Doctors' College (MD)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionPhysician

Janette Loreto Garin (born Janette Petilla Loreto; December 11, 1972) is a Filipina physician and politician who, since 2019, has been serving as the Representative for Iloilo's 1st district, a position she previously served in from 2004 to 2013. She was the Secretary of Health from 2015 to 2016 in the administration of President Benigno Aquino III.[4] She is also a former provincial board member of Leyte and Iloilo, respectively.[citation needed]

As a congresswoman, she focused on various health issues such as curbing fraud in PhilHealth and amending the Physician's Act among others. She has also advocated for women's issues, including pushing for the passage of the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012. She played an active role in the enactment of the Cheaper Medicines Law and the Magna Carta of Women.

Biography

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Garin graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology at the Divine Word University in Tacloban. She was a scholar at St. Luke's College of Medicine. She transferred and completed her Doctor of Medicine at the Iloilo Doctors' College. She had two years of residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Iloilo Doctor's Hospital. She later served as a member of the Iloilo Provincial Board for 6 years.

Garin was elected as the first Filipino board member to the Parliamentary Network on the World Bank (PNoWB) during its Sixth Annual Conference held in Helsinki, Finland on October 21–22, 2005. She was re-elected to this post to the following conference in Paris.

Personal life

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She is married to Richard S. Garin, son of former Iloilo House of Representative Oscar Gemarino Garin and Ninfa Serag Garin. On August 18, 2021, Garin tested positive for COVID-19.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Secretary Janette P. Loreto-Garin". Department of Health (Philippines). Archived from the original on June 3, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. ^ "Garin, Garcia join Lakas-CMD". House of Representatives of the Philippines. January 30, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  3. ^ Sornito, Ime (October 9, 2021). "Familiar names dominate Iloilo COC filing". Panay News. Archived from the original on February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  4. ^ "Member Information: 14th Congress: Janette Garin". House of Representatives: Philippines. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  5. ^ "Ex-health secretary Garin tests positive for COVID-19". ABS-CBN News. August 18, 2021. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
House of Representatives of the Philippines
Preceded by
Oscar Garin
Representative, 1st district of Iloilo
2004–2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Representative, 1st district of Iloilo
2019–present
Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Philippine Secretary of Health
2015 –2016
Succeeded by