Janette Garin

Who is Janette Garin?

Janette L. Garin is a Filipino politician in the Philippines House of Representatives. She is the Representative of the 1st District of Iloilo and former provincial board member of Leyte. She is a member of Lakas CMD and a physician. She is the wife of Iloilo board member and former town mayor, Oscar S. Garin, Jr.

As a policymaker, she h 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 Reproductive Health Care and Population Development. She played an active role in the enactment of the Cheaper Medicines Law and the Magna Carta of Women.