Marie Louise "Liza" Araneta Marcos is a Filipina lawyer and academic who has been the first lady of the Philippines since 2022 as the wife of Bongbong Marcos, the 17th and incumbent president of the Philippines. Born in Manila, Araneta Marcos is a graduate of Ateneo de Manila University and completed postgraduate courses at New York University. In addition to her law practice, she taught in various universities in the country and is a founder of MOST Law Firm and M&A Associates. She met Bongbong Marcos in New York City in 1989 and married him in 1993. Araneta Marcos also served as the main strategist in her husband's presidential campaign, and is seen as one of the key people influencing her husband's presidency.
Marcos during her husband's inauguration in 2022.
The Marcos couple (center) with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana in Bogor, September 2022
Araneta Marcos (left) with her husband departing for China for a diplomatic visit, January 2023
The Marcos couple (left) with U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. First Lady Jill Biden at the South Portico of the White House during the formers' official visit in Washington, D.C., May 1, 2023
First ladies and gentlemen of the Philippines
The first lady or first gentleman of the Philippines is the courtesy title given to the host or hostess of Malacañang Palace, the residence of the head of state and head of government of the Philippines.
First ladies and gentlemen of the Philippines
Honeylet Avanceña, the partner of President Rodrigo Duterte, has taken on the duties of first lady on several state functions despite not being designated as such during Duterte's presidency.
Image: Aurora Aragon Quezon
Image: Esperanza Osmena (Malacanang photo)
