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.
[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.
She was one of the 2012 The Outstanding Students of the Philippines (TOSP) – Calabarzon recognized for their service to their schools and communities despite the demands of higher education.
In August 2022, she was taken in by the administration of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. as Assistant Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
She is in charge of public-private partnership, and foreign-assisted projects, and is also the Department’s spokesperson and focal person for presidential and cabinet directives.
[32] In a bid to further digital cooperation with other nations, Lamentillo met with resident ambassadors and foreign dignitaries from Singapore,[33] Japan,[34] China, and US, as well with Spain,[35] United Kingdom,[36] Denmark,[37] Ireland,[38] Belgium,[38] Malaysia,[39] among others.
In February 2023, the Philippines assumed its role as the Chair for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Senior Officials Meeting (ADGSOM) and Digital Ministers Meeting (ADGMIN) and as such, the DICT hosted the Third ADGSOM and ADGMIN held in Boracay Island with Lamentillo as Head of Delegation (HOD) for the Philippines.
[40] In March 2023, she was among the female leaders in government who represented the Philippines at the 67th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, US.
[6] She pursued digital inclusion and gender equality while engaging in discussions with fellow UN member states and other development partners.
[49] Since 2015, Lamentillo has maintained a column in the Opinion-Editorial section of the Manila Bulletin where she discusses current issues, presents in-depth analysis of various political and socio-economic national and global concerns, and features personalities whose stories can inspire others.
[51] She provides details of major infrastructure projects, including Skyway, NLEX Connector, Metro Manila Subway, Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge across all 18 regions of the country.