Amy Pamintuan

Ana Marie "Amy" Pamintuan
Citizenship	Filipino
Alma mater	University of the Philippines (BA Journalism, 1981)
Occupation	Editor-in-chief of The Philippine Star

Ana Marie "Amy" Pamintuan is a Filipino journalist who currently serves as editor-in-chief of The Philippine Star .

Biography

In 1981, Pamintuan graduated with a journalism degree from UP Diliman which would later bestow her various honors as an outstanding alumna. ^{[1] [2] [3]} She was first a long-time reporter before writing passionate news commentaries under the column name of Sketches published thrice a week by The Star. ^[4]

In 1995, the Vantage Press published Pamintuan's novel The Face of the Enemy. ^[5]

Also The Star's past executive editor, Pamintuan now serves as editor-in-chief after replacing Isaac Belmonte in January 2012. That was 26 years in the making for a Star reporter to be elevated to the top post of EIC. ^[6]

Pamintuan has also been co-hosting current affairs programs on TV5 since 2018 for The Chiefs and the election-coverage Bilang Pilipino since 2016. ^[7]

Career highlights and distinctions

• Fellow, Global Managers' Program, Asian Institute of Management
• Fellow, United States Information Service, 1996
• Outstanding Alumna for Journalism, University of the Philippines, 2008
• 2x Journalist of the Year, Rotary Club of Manila, 2012 & 2016
• Outstanding Native of Pangasinan, 2015 ^[8]
• Journalists of Courage and Impact Awards, East-West Center, 2024 ^[9]

See also

• "UP in the Time of People Power (1983-2005): A Centennial Publication" ^[10] (2009). Ferdinand C. Llanes, editor; Ma. Bernadette L. Abrera...[et al.], contributors; Jose Y. Dalisay, executive editor ISBN   978-971-542-623-7, University of the Philippines Press

References

1. "Rappler editors named distinguished UP mass communication alumni". Rappler . November 13, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
2. "STAR editor is Journalist of the Year". The Philippine Star . July 2, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
3. "Ana Marie Pamintuan". World Association of News Publishers. n.d. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
4. Balaguer Hermida, Ranilo (2014). Imagining Modern Democracy: A Habermasian Assessment of the Philippine Experiment. State University of New York Press. ISBN   9781438453873 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.
5. Pamintuan, Ana Marie (1995). "The Face of the Enemy". Vantage Press. ISBN   978-0533110261. OCLC   32845008.
6. "Media Ownership Monitor Philippines 2023: The Philippine STAR". n.d. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
7. "MediaQuest Group Launches Bilang Pilipino 2025, Bayan ang Ipanalo". TV5. July 17, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
8. "STAR editor among outstanding Pangasinense". The Philippine Star . April 13, 2015. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
9. "Seven Journalists of Courage and Impact Honored at EWC Media Conference in Manila". East-West Center . June 25, 2024. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
10. Llanes, Ferdinand (2009). UP in the Time of People Power (1983-2005): A Centennial Publication. University of the Philippines Press. ISBN   978-971-542-623-7 . Retrieved January 24, 2025.