In December 2013, Anna Mae Yu Lamentillo transitioned from government work to the United Nations Development Program, where she played a crucial role in the response efforts for Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Super Typhoon Yolanda—one of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded, which claimed the lives of at least 6,300 individuals.

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