Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Yu and the surname or paternal family name is Lamentillo.

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]
In office
November 11, 2022 – 2023
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
Website
Military service
Allegiance Philippines
Branch/servicePhilippine Coast Guard[7][8]
RankCommodore[9][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
[6]

Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo (/ænə meɪ ju lə mɛnˈtɪloʊ/ ⓘ AN-uh mayyoo luh-men-TEE-yoh; born February 7, 1991)[10] is a Filipino politician and opinion columnist.

She served as Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs in the Department of Information and Communications Technology from August 2022 to November 2022,[11] and as Undersecretary for Foreign Relations and Public Affairs of the same department from November 2022 up to an unspecified date in 2023.[12][13] In April 2023, she claimed to have gone on leave to take the 2023 Bar examinations, although she was not listed by the Supreme Court as among the successful examinees.[14][15] Lamentillo claimed in her public LinkedIn account that her term ended in November 2023, and both her name and her office have been removed from the list of officials in the DICT's website.[16]

Lamentillo was the chairperson of the Build, Build, Build Committee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)[3] and the concurrent chairperson of the Infrastructure Cluster Communications Committee from December 19, 2016, to October 8, 2021.[17]

She maintains a bi-weekly column in the Op-Ed section of Manila Bulletin and Balita.[18]

  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. ^ a b Jiao, Claire (April 4, 2017). "The women of Duterte's Malacañang". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. 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. ^ Gutierrez, Dennis (March 8, 2023). "DICT's Lamentillo highlights PH efforts to bridge digital gender gap in UN meet". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  7. ^ Gutierrez, Dennis (January 3, 2023). "Lamentillo is now a PH Coast Guard auxiliary commodore". Philippine Daily Inquirer.
  8. ^ a b Recuenco, Aaron (January 3, 2023). "Lamentillo inducted as Coast Guard Auxiliary Commodore". Manilla Bulletin. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Welcome to the PCGA Family, USEC. LAMENTILLO!". Philippine Coast Guard.
  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. ^ Cite error: The named reference Philippine Daily Inquirer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ "Addressing digital gender gap a PH priority – DICT". CNN. March 11, 2023. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023..
  13. ^ "Lamentillo promoted to DICT undersecretary". Philippine Star. November 16, 2022.
  14. ^ "Paano na lang pagiging 'top' gov't spox? Lamentillo goes on leave from DICT. Here's why". Politiko. April 11, 2023.
  15. ^ "List of Successful Examinees". Supreme Court of the Philippines. December 5, 2023.
  16. ^ "List of Officials". Department of Information and Communications Technology.
  17. ^ Unite, Betheena (November 15, 2022). "Former Build, Build, Build committee chair now a DICT undersecretary". Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation.
  18. ^ Chu, Krizette (March 17, 2023). "MB columnist and DICT Usec Anna Mae Lamentillo launches book on infra dev't". Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation.