Yay Panlilio

Valeria Panlilio
Panlilio in 1945
Born	(1913-05-22)22 May 1913 Denver, Colorado,
Died	(1978-01-12)12 January 1978 Aquebogue, New York
Other names	Colonel Yay
Occupation(s)	Journalist, spy, guerrilla leader

Valeria "Yay" Panlilio (1913–1978), known as Colonel Yay, was an American/Filipina journalist, radio announcer, and guerrilla leader during World War II in the Philippines. After the war she married the commander of Marking Guerrillas, Marcos Villa Agustin. She was awarded the United States Medal of Freedom for her wartime activities.