Lilia de Lima

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Lilia Bagaporo de Lima is a lawyer from the Philippines and a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award for work related to the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA). [1]

De Lima was born in Iriga, Camarines Sur, into a family of public servants, which includes Senator Leila de Lima. [2] She was a delegate elected to the Philippine Constitutional Convention of 1971, representing Camarines Sur's 2nd district. She was trained in law and followed a career in government until 1995. She was then invited to serve as PEZA's first Director-General, responsible for promoting and regulating foreign investments in the country's economic zones, a post she held until 2016. [3] [4]

In 2006, de Lima was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun (2nd Class) by the Emperor of Japan for her work with PEZA. [1]

In 2017, de Lima was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award, considered Asia's equivalent of the Nobel Prize. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lilia de Lima extolled / Honesty briefly noted". Philstar Global. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ↑ Elemia, Camille (December 16, 2017). "From power to prison: How 2017 changed the life of De Lima, family". Rappler. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Lilia de Lima's legacy: Credible, efficient PEZA". philstar.com.
  4. ↑ Canivel, Roy Stephen C. (August 28, 2017). "How ex-Peza chief kept agency corruption-free". INQUIRER.net.
  5. ↑ "Ex-PEZA chief De Lima, PETA win Ramon Magsaysay awards". ABS-CBN News.
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