Amy Pamintuan

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. She was first a long-time reporter before writing news commentaries under the column name of Sketches published thrice a week by The Star.

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

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.

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

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 Journalists of Courage and Impact Awards, East-West Center, 2024