Bernardita Catalla, diplomat
Bernardita Leonido Catalla ‑ a Filipina career diplomat who was last appointed as the Philippine ambassador to Lebanon – passed away after suffering from Covid-19 on April 2, 2020.
Prior to her posting in Lebanon, she was also assigned to Hong Kong, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
Catalla was born on February 18, 1958 in Makati, then a part of the Province of Rizal. She graduated in 1979 from University of the Philippines Los Baños with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication arts. From 1987 to 1993, she studied at the University of the Philippines Diliman for her master's degree in communication research and in 1991, she graduated with a Master of Arts degree in development studies from the International Institute of Social Studies at Erasmus University Rotterda...