In 1981, Pamintuan graduated with a journalism degree from
UP Diliman which would later bestow her various honors as an outstanding alumna. 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. 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==