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Maria Angela "Gila" Sandejas Garcia (born February 17, 1968) is a Filipina politician and a representative for
Bataan's 3rd congressional district Bataan's 3rd congressional district is one of the three congressional districts of the Philippines in the province of Bataan. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 2022. The district consists of western Bataan municipalitie ...
for the
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. She graduated from high school and college from St. Scholastica's College and gained a degree in business administration from the
University of the Philippines Diliman The University of the Philippines Diliman (also called UPD; ), also referred to as UP Diliman, is a State university and college (Philippines), public, coeducational, Research university, research university located in Diliman, Quezon City, Ph ...
. From 1989 to 2007, she was a board member of the
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA; ) is a governmental agency of the Philippines. The SBMA has played a significant part in the development of the Subic Special Economic and Freeport Zone into a self-sustainable area that promotes the ...
. She then was a consultant for the provincial government of
Bataan Bataan (, , , ; ) , officially the Province of Bataan, is a province in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. Its capital is the city of Balanga while Mariveles is the largest town in the province. Occupying the entire Bataan Peninsula ...
from 2007 to 2010, and then later became the president of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines – Bataan Chapter from 2007 to 2013. She was elected as a representative under the
National Unity Party (Philippines) The National Unity Party (NUP; ) is a political party in the Philippines. The party was formed in 2010 by former members of Lakas–CMD, Lakas–Kampi who broke away after internal discontent within the party. From 2016 to 2022, the party was pa ...
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21st-century Filipino women politicians Women members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Bataan Living people 1968 births {{Philippines-politician-stub