Congresswoman Gwendolyn Garcia is the first woman Representative of the 3rd Congressional District of the Province of Cebu in Philippines. Her election as Congresswoman followed on the heels of a historical three terms as the first woman Governor of the 444-year-old Province of Cebu. As Governor, she has driven Cebu to international recognition, reinvented government by professionalizing the delivery of public services, and led the province to unprecedented growth. As Governor, Gwendolyn Garcia aggressively pursued a 12-point agenda for her administration, implementing economically viable development programs that effectively responded to the needs of the Cebuano constituency - in infrastructure, water, power, health, education, agriculture and food production, women and children, business, tourism and the environment. She is the incumbent Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of The Philippines.