Photo Caption: (Left Photo) Ambassador Petronila Garcia with Parliamentary Secretary Marco Mendicino, MP, and Deputy Chief of Mission Fernandez. (Right Photo) Ambassador Garcia and PS Mendicino are joined by the High Commissioners from New Zealand and Jamaica and their spouses.

Ambassador Petronila Garcia discussed with Parliamentary Secretary Marco Mendicino, MP, areas for bilateral engagement in the field of justice. PS Mendicino, who is the junior minister for Justice, is a strong supporter of the Filipino diaspora in Canada and whose riding or parliamentary district in Toronto is home to a sizeable number of Filipino-Canadians.