▁service ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁starting ▁as ▁Senior ▁Fin an cial ▁Anal yst . ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁appointment ▁as ▁Secretary , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁Under secret ary ▁and ▁eventually ▁as ▁Act ing ▁Secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Fin ance . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁executive ▁director ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁Group ▁from ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁ ▁Education ▁Am at ong ▁obtained ▁her ▁business ▁degree ▁from ▁S ill iman ▁University ▁in ▁Dum agu ete ▁City ▁and ▁post grad uate ▁degree ▁from ▁Sy rac use ▁University ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Career ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁entry ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁service , ▁she ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁at ▁S ill iman ▁University ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁as ▁tax ▁econom ist ▁for ▁the ▁International ▁Mon et ary ▁Fund ▁( IM F ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁as ▁lect urer ▁at ▁the ▁And res ▁Bon ifa cio ▁College ▁at ▁Zam bo anga ▁del ▁Norte ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 - 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁She ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁Ern esto ▁Sy b ico ▁Am at ong , ▁a ▁former ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Bat as ang ▁P amb ans a , ▁a ▁former ▁con gress man ▁of ▁Zam bo anga ▁del ▁Norte ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁Constitution al ▁Convention . ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category