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Sharon Serag Garin CPA, JD, MBA (born May 5, 1971) is the first party-list representative ever elected as Deputy Speaker in the House of Representatives of the Philippines. She is also the first Deputy Speaker from the Province of Iloilo. As the representative of AAMBIS-OWA Party-list, she championed measures focused on the welfare of poor and marginalized farmers. She authored the mother bills of the Coconut Preservation Act (Republic Act No. 10593), Rural Farm Schools Act (Republic Act No. 10618), Farm Tourism Act (Republic Act No. 10816), Food Safety Act (Republic Act No. 10611), Free Irrigation Act (Republic Act No. 10969), and several agri-related legislation.

Biography
Garin was born on May 5, 1971 in Guimbal, Iloilo. She is the third child of former Philippine Coconut Authority administrator Oscar "Oca" Garin, and his wife, incumbent mayor of San Joaquin, Iloilo, Ninfa Garin. Her brother, Oscar "Richard" Garin, currently serves as the First District Representative of the Province of Iloilo, while her youngest sister, Christine "Tingting" Garin, won the vice gubernatorial race in the Province of Iloilo in 2016.

Education and Work
Garin is a graduate of Business Administration (Major in Accounting) from the University of the Philippines - Visayas. She finished her Juris Doctor Degree in the Ateneo de Manila University Law School and holds an international MBA from Escuela Superior de Administración y Dirección de Empresas (ESADE) in Barcelona, Spain.

Garin is a CPA-Lawyer by profession. Prior to her nomination as the representative of AAMBIS-OWA Party-list, Garin was a Corporate and Tax Lawyer for Bengzon Law Firm in Makati City. She also served as an International Tax Lawyer for Rousaud Costas Duran in Barcelona, Spain from 2001 - 2005.

As AAMBIS-OWA Party-list representative
For three consecutive terms, Garin has served as the first nominee of AAMBIS-Owa Party-list (Ang Asosasyong Sang Manguguma Nga Bisaya-Owa), which has represented the country’s poor and marginalized farmers, particularly those in the Visayas region.

As the representative of AAMBIS-Owa, she has authored numerous bills and laws aiming to safeguard the welfare of farmers. These laws include Coconut Preservation Act, Coco Levy Trust Fund Bill, Free Irrigation Service Act, Food Safety Act of 2013, Rural Farm Schools Act, Farm Tourism Act. In light of her profession as tax lawyer, Garin was also an active member of the House Committee on Ways and Means, wherein she spearheaded the passage of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act and participated actively in the oversight functions of the committee over the Bureau of Customs. She consequently is a principal author of the First Package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act and the TRABAHO Bill.

Aside from crafting legislation centered on fiscal matters and the welfare of farmers and the development of agriculture in the Philippines, Deputy Speaker Garin has also advocated for measures aimed to empower women, which includes the 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law (Republic Act No. 11210), First 1000 Days Act (Republic Act No. 11148), and the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act.