Liza Maza

Liza Lagorza Maza (born September 8, 1957 ) is a Filipina politician and activist who was the lead convenor of the National Anti-Poverty Commission under the Duterte administration from August 2016 until her resignation in August 2018. She was a member of the Philippine House of Representatives, representing the Gabriela Women's Party.

Biography Maza was born in San Pablo, Laguna.

Maza got her Bachelor of Science in Business Economics degree from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1978.

Maza has authored 18 bills and 24 resolutions as a Bayan Muna representative to the 12th Congress. As a representative of Gabriela Women's Party, she has authored 53 bills and 120 resolutions at the 13th and 14th Congress. The bills she authored that were passed as laws include the Rent Control Act of 2009 (RA 9653), The Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 (RA 9344), Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710), Philippine Nursing Act (RA 9173), Anti-Torture Law (RA 9745) and the Anti-Violence in Women and Children Act (RA 9262), which she co-authored. She also authored the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003.

In August 2024, she announced her intention to run for the Senate under the Makabayan bloc in the 2025 elections. On December 4, 2024, Maza and 74 others filed the second impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte, citing betrayal of public trust for her office's alleged misuse of confidential funds. By February 2025, it was consolidated with two other complaints into a single impeachment complaint and signed by 240 lawmakers out of 305, reaching the 1/3 votes threshold and impeaching Vice President Duterte. In May 2025, Maza placed 37th in the Senate elections, failing to win a seat.

On January 26, 2026, Maza and 35 others filed the second impeachment complaint against President Bongbong Marcos, citing his potential involvement in the "BBM Parametric Formula" used by the Department of Public Works and Highways, which they alleged to have allowed systemic corruption in government, as well as his alleged involvement in kickback schemes and unprogrammed appropriations.

Electoral history of Liza Maza Year Office Party Votes received Result Total % . Swing 2001 Representative (Party-list) Bayan Muna 1,708,253 26.19% 1st 2004 Gabriela 464,586 3.65% 7th 2007 621,266 3.88% 4th +0.23 2010 Senator of the Philippines Independent 3,855,800 10.11% 25th 2025 Makabayan 3,927,784 6.85% 37th