PROFILE: Gwendolyn “GWEN” Pimentel Gana

Date of Birth: March 28, 1961
Place of Birth: Cagayan de Oro City, Misamis Oriental
Metro Manila Address: Magallanes, Makati City
 
Civil Status: Married to Luis Ma. Gil Gana
Children: Dominique, Petrina
 

Nacionalista Party (NP)

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Educational Attainment

• When she was in Maryknoll College (now Miriam College), she studied International Studies from 1977 to 1981. She even made the Dean’s List on her senior year.
   
• She took her law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law and finished in 1986.
   
• From 1997 to 2002, Pimentel took a Masters in Public Administration from the University of the Philippines’ National College of Public Administration & Governance. During this time, she received a Civil Service scholarship. 

Career Timeline

Pimentel taught English and History in the high school, Liceo de Cagayan, Cagayan de Oro City.

1988-1998: She worked as Solicitor III from the Office of the Solicitor-General.

1998-Present: She served as the Chief of Staff for her father, Aquilino Pimentel, in the Office of the Minority Leader at the Senate of the Philippines.

2001-2007: She worked as a board member for Department of Social Welfare and Development Inter-Country Adoption Board. She was also a member of the Inter-Country Adoption Placement Committee

2007: Pimentel wrote the book, “Adopting A Filipino Child The Inter-Country Way.”

Pimentel currently co-hosts Radio Veritas’ “Kabiyak Sa Batas” radio show every Saturday from 9 am to 10:30 am. “Kabiyak sa Batas” is a public affairs show discussing advocacies on systems and cultures of different Philippine communities. It also discusses how the Church responds to the needs of the community. 

Affiliations

• President, Association of Child Caring Agencies of The Philippines (ACCAP)
• ACCAP is the country’s leading network of residential care and pre-adoption service providers
• Vice President for External Affairs, Board of Directors, Meritxell Children’s Homes
• Meritxell is a home for abandoned and neglected girls from ages two through 14.
• Corporate Secretary, Board of Directors, Chose Children Village Foundation
• Board member, St. Mary’s College Alumni Foundation
• Vice President for Scholarship, St. Mary’s College
• Board member, Inter-Country Adoption Board for the Department of Social Welfare and Services  

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