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" "Love is choosing someone every day, even when you are disenchanted and disappointed, even when the rest of the world offers brief, short-lived, and uncomplicated romances, even when the easier option is to simply let go.” - Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo , Night Owl: A Nationbuilder’s Manual 2nd Edition
Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo (born February 7, 1991) is a Filipino government official, academic, columnist, and author, currently serving as the Undersecretary for Public Affairs and Foreign Relations in the Department of Information and Communications Technology since November 2022. Notably, she is the youngest to hold this prestigious post. Before her current role, she the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs within the same department. Spanning eight years in government, Lamentillo also served as the chairperson of the Build, Build, Build Committee of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). Lamentillo's commitment to national security is evidenced by her roles as an officer in 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 member of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) following the completion of 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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Back in 2016, no one knew what Build, Build, Build meant or what it stood for. Critics had very little expectation of the team. They wagered against our success, not knowing that when they did, they gambled against the future of their country. They were certain that the infrastructure projects would never materialize — that blueprints would remain as drawings. They didn’t expect 6.5 million Filipinos to stand and work behind it.
About five years ago, on our first day of office — Build, Build, Build Czar Mark Villar and I were talking — “What can we do to make the Philippines a better place?” His answer was simple —roads to the most rural areas so that children can go to school without risking their lives, bridges to connect farmers and fishermen to their markets and infrastructure that would open up opportunities in the countryside and allow Filipinos to dream and aspire for a better future.
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