Background
Amatong, Juanita Dy was born on March 23, 1935 in Negros Oriental, Philippines.
Amatong, Juanita Dy was born on March 23, 1935 in Negros Oriental, Philippines.
Bachelor of Business Administration with Cum Laude, Silliman University, Dumaguete City, Philippines, 1955. Master in Economics, Public Administration, Syracuse University, New York, 1959.
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. She also served as the first woman executive director in the World Bank Group from the Philippines.
Amatong obtained her business degree from Silliman University in Dumaguete City and postgraduate degree from Syracuse University in New New York
Prior to her entry in the government service, she worked as an associate professor at Silliman University from 1959 to 1960, as tax economist for the International Monetary Fund (International Monetary Fund) from 1963–1968, and as lecturer at the Andres Bonifacio College at Zamboanga del Norte in 1968-1971.
Member, board trustee Bantay Katarungan (Sentinel of Justice). Chairman Silliman University, Silliman University Medical Center. Mem, coordinating committee Community Practice Development Results in Asia and the Pacific.