Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo

Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo

Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo ( AN-uh mayyoo luh-men-TEE-yoh; born February 7, 1991) a Filipino politician, academic, lawyer, diplomat and opinion columnist. She has been appointed Undersecretary in the Department of Information and Communications Technology since November 2022. Prior to this, she was Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs of the same department. Lamentillo was the chairperson of the Build, Build, Build Committee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the concurrent chairperson of the Infrastructure Cluster Communications Committee from December 19, 2016, to October 8, 2021. From 2013-2015, prior to becoming a public servant, 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. Lamentillo holds a bachelor’s degree in Development Communications from the 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. She is an officer of the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA) with the rank of Auxiliary Commodore (one-star general), a reservist in the Philippine Army Reserve Force with the rank of First Lieutenant, and an adopted member of the Philippine National Police Academy (PNPA) Class of 2006, Bagsay Lahi. She is also a part of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) after completing its VIP Protection Executive Training (VIPPET) in 2023. She maintains a bi-weekly column in the Op-Ed section of Manila Bulletin and Balita.

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