LIZA MAZA

BASIC INFORMATION:

• Liza Largoza Maza

• Age: 67

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Economics, University of the Philippines 

PREVIOUS JOB/AFFILIATIONS:

RETIRED (BASED ON COC)

• Chair Emerita, GABRIELA Women’s Alliance

•  Chair Emerita, International Women’s Alliance (a global coalition of grassroots women’s organizations)

• Lead Convenor, National Anti-Poverty Commission (appointed by President Duterte, 2016–2018)

• Congresswoman, Bayan Muna (2001–2004)

• Congresswoman, Gabriela Women’s Party (2004–2010)

• Advocate, Migrant Workers’ Justice (championed high-profile cases such as Flor Contemplacion and Lisa Mamac)

• Activist, Prominent for advocacy in women’s rights and social justice

• Authored and passed key laws, including the Rent Control Act, Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act, Philippine Nursing Act, Anti-Torture Law, and

Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act

• Co-authored the Anti-Violence against Women and Children Act and the Magna Carta of Women 

PLATFORMS:

• Social Justice and Equality

• Anti-Corruption and Good Governance

• Economic Reforms

• Women's Rights and Empowerment

• Environmental Protection