Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo

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The Honorable

Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo (Portrait)
Undersecretary for Foreign Relations and Public Affairs & Spokesperson,
Department of Information and Communications Technology[1]
Assumed office
November 11, 2022
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs,[2]
Department of Information and Communications Technology
In office
August 26, 2022 – November 11, 2022
PresidentBongbong Marcos
Chairperson, Build Build Build Committee,[3]
Department of Public Works and Highways
In office
December 19, 2016 – October 8, 2021
PresidentRodrigo Duterte
Personal details
Born
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo

(1991-02-07) February 7, 1991 (age 33)
Philippines
CitizenshipFilipino
Parents
  • Manuel Lamentillo[4]
  • Elnora Yu[5]
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Politician
  • Author
AwardsFull list
Website
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Coast Guard[6][7]
RankCommodore[7][8]
Audio recording of Philippines Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo's intervention at the UN CSW 67
Lamentillo on the Philippine Government’s initiatives to address the digital divide and digital gender gap during the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) at the UN Headquarters
Recorded March 13, 2023
[9]

Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo (/ænə meɪ ju lə mɛnˈtɪloʊ/ (audio speaker iconlisten) AN-uh mayyoo luh-men-TEE-yoh; born February 7, 1991)[10] is a Filipino government official, academic, columnist and author. Spanning a career of eight years in the civil service, Lamentillo worked under four different administrations. In November 2022, she was appointed Undersecretary for Public Affairs and Foreign Relations in the Department of Information and Communications Technology. To date, she is the youngest Filipino to hold the post.[11][12] Prior to this, she was Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs of the same department.[13]

From December 2016 to October 2021, Lamentillo assumed the role as chairperson of the Build, Build, Build Committee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)[3] and as concurrent chairperson of the Infrastructure Cluster Communications Committee.[14]

Before entering public service, she worked as a communications consultant of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) during their Haiyan Emergency Response and Rehabilitation Program.[15]

Lamentillo is a graduate of University of the Philippines-Los Banos (UPLB), where she graduated cum laude and was given a distinction, the Faculty Medal for Academic Excellence, for obtaining the highest General Weighted Average for Development Journalism Majors of her batch. She also holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman and an executive certificate from the Harvard Kennedy School. Currently, she is pursuing a masters degree at the London School of Economics.

She holds the rank of Auxiliary Commodore (one-star general) at the Philippine Coast Guard.[6][7]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Manabat, Jacque (November 14, 2022). "Former 'Build, Build, Build' chairperson is now DICT Undersecretary". ABS CBN News.
  2. ↑ Alike Editorial (November 14, 2022). "PROFILE Digital Connection - DICT Undersecretary Anna Mae Yu-Lamentillo". Alike. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jiao, Claire (April 4, 2017). "The women of Duterte's Malacañang". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on November 16, 2023. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  4. ↑ Lamentillo, Anna Mae (October 14, 2017). "My father taught me waiting for 21 years was worth it". Manila Bulletin.
  5. ↑ Lamentillo, Anna Mae (February 16, 2018). "My mom told me not to believe in Cinderella". Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gutierrez, Dennis (January 3, 2023). "Lamentillo is now a PH Coast Guard auxiliary commodore". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Recuenco, Aaron (January 3, 2023). "Lamentillo inducted as Coast Guard Auxiliary Commodore". Manilla Bulletin. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Welcome to the PCGA Family, USEC. LAMENTILLO!". Philippine Coast Guard.
  9. ↑ Gutierrez, Dennis (March 8, 2023). "DICT's Lamentillo highlights PH efforts to bridge digital gender gap in UN meet". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  10. ↑ Lamentillo, Anna Mae Yu (December 10, 2021). Night Owl: A Nationbuilder's Manual (1st ed.). Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation. p. 380. ISBN 9789719488088.
  11. ↑ "Addressing digital gender gap a PH priority – DICT". CNN. March 11, 2023. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 13, 2023..
  12. ↑ "Lamentillo promoted to DICT undersecretary". Philippine Star. November 16, 2022.
  13. ↑ Gutierrez, Dennis (November 14, 2022). "Malacañang promotes DICT's Lamentillo to undersecretary". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  14. ↑ Unite, Betheena (November 15, 2022). "Former Build, Build, Build committee chair now a DICT undersecretary". Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation.
  15. ↑ Dela Cruz, Jose Paolo (January 20, 2020). "Building a Dream". Stargate People Asia.
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