Lilia de Lima

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 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.