Pinoys on Parliament 2021: Panels and Speakers

Ms. Petronila P. Garcia is a career diplomat with the rank of Chief of Mission I who has served the government for 40 years. She previously served as the Philippine Ambassador to Canada from January 2014 to September 2020, becoming the first female Philippine Ambassador to Canada. She also served as the Philippine Ambassador to Israel from 2007 to 2011 and the first woman Ambassador assigned by the Philippines to an Arab country, with concurrent jurisdiction over Sudan from 2004 to 2007, amongst a diverse and numerous resume. Ms. Garcia joined the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1981, after passing the Foreign Service Officer’s examination.