Juanita Amatong

Juanita D. Amatong
Philippine Secretary of Finance
In office
December 1, 2003 – February 14, 2005
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byJose Isidro Camacho
Succeeded byCesar Purisima
Personal details
Born (1935-03-23) March 23, 1935 (age 89)
Bindoy, Negros Oriental, Philippines
SpouseErnesto Sybico Amatong
RelationsIsagani S. Amatong (brother-in-law)
Prospero Amatong (brother-in-law)
Jacobo Amatong (brother-in-law)
Rommel Amatong (nephew)
Children3
Residence(s)Dipolog, Philippines
Alma mater

Juanita Amatong (née Dy; born March 23, 1935)[1] is a Filipino banker, educator, and former public servant. She previously served as member of the Monetary Board of the Philippines, a policy-making body of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines), and former Secretary of Finance in the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo administration. Amatong has been in government service since 1971 starting as Senior Financial Analyst. Prior to her appointment as Secretary, she served as Undersecretary and eventually as Acting Secretary of the Department of Finance.[1] She also served as the first woman executive director in the World Bank Group from the Philippines.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b "Juanita Amatong". Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  2. ^ Kabiling, Genalyn D. (3 June 2005). "GMA names 3 Monetary Board Members". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  3. ^ "CITI-FT Financial Educational Summit 2008 » Juanita Amatong". Pearson Foundation. Archived from the original on 2011-02-26. Retrieved 28 July 2010.