https://www.scmp.com/rss/524544/feed The latest news and top stories on Liza Araneta-Marcos, the current First Lady of the Philippines. A distinguished lawyer and academic, she graduated from Ateneo de Manila University and completed postgraduate courses at New York University. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Mary Ann Benitez Mary Ann Benitez Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr lauded domestic helper Rhodora Alcaraz as a hero for her role in saving her employer’s baby during Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades. Romulo Victor M Israel Jnr, the country’s top diplomat in Hong Kong, also told the Post that Alcaraz, a survivor of last month’s inferno at Wang Fuk Court, was facing a long physical recovery. The helper met President Marcos, together with his wife, Maria Louise Araneta-Marcos, when she arrived at Manila’s Ninoy Aquino... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336678/philippines-marcos-lauds-helper-returning-home-after-deadly-hong-kong-fire?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3336678/philippines-marcos-lauds-helper-returning-home-after-deadly-hong-kong-fire?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:21:05 +0000 Raissa Robles Raissa Robles A former prominent lawmaker now in hiding has released new videos accusing Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s family of orchestrating massive corruption, escalating a scandal that is fast becoming a test of accountability for one of Southeast Asia’s most politically influential dynasties. Observers told This Week in Asia that although Zaldy Co’s allegations remained unverified and required rigorous fact-checking, they struck at the core of a system where budget power, patronage and... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3334274/philippine-scandal-escalates-marcos-family-accused-budget-corruption-patronage?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3334274/philippine-scandal-escalates-marcos-family-accused-budget-corruption-patronage?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:22:34 +0000 Raissa Robles Raissa Robles A searing public broadside by Senator Imee Marcos accusing her younger brother, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jnr, of using cocaine and cannabis has stunned the Philippines’ political establishment and intensified a bitter feud inside one of the country’s most powerful clans. Delivering her claims to a crowd of 600,000 at a rally organised by Iglesia ni Cristo – a religious group with historic ties to the Marcos family whose name translates to Church of Christ – Imee, 70, said she felt... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3333262/marcos-family-feud-philippine-president-microdoses-cocaine-sister-claims?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3333262/marcos-family-feud-philippine-president-microdoses-cocaine-sister-claims?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 10:30:09 +0000 Sam Beltran Sam Beltran Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr is set to begin a state visit to Cambodia on Sunday in a bid to revitalise bilateral relations and address shared challenges such as transnational crime, in what analysts say is a platform for both countries to realise their untapped trade opportunities. Marcos and first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos are scheduled to be in Cambodia until Tuesday for a three-day visit, following an invitation from King Norodom Sihamoni. The visit is seen as a reciprocal... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3324602/why-cambodia-highly-important-philippines-marcos-eyes-trade-anti-crime?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3324602/why-cambodia-highly-important-philippines-marcos-eyes-trade-anti-crime?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:13 +0000 Sam Beltran Sam Beltran Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr’s state visit to India has culminated in the elevation of bilateral ties to a strategic partnership, marking a symbolic high point as the two countries celebrate 75 years of diplomatic relations. Beyond the ceremony, analysts say the trip reflects a growing convergence between Manila and New Delhi on maritime security, defence cooperation and economic resilience – a relationship shaped by shared democratic values, overlapping interests in the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3320847/philippines-india-mark-strategic-leap-75-years-ties-amid-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3320847/philippines-india-mark-strategic-leap-75-years-ties-amid-china-tensions?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:20:28 +0000 Sam Beltran Sam Beltran A surge of doctored posts and artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes is sweeping Philippine social media, reinforcing partisan loyalties and exploiting the country’s fraught political divide amid an intensifying rift between the rival camps of President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr and former leader Rodrigo Duterte. The flood of online disinformation – turbocharged by new technology and recycled tactics – is thriving in a digital ecosystem where engagement often outweighs accuracy, analysts... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3318818/disinformation-and-ai-generated-content-drive-growing-partisan-divide-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3318818/disinformation-and-ai-generated-content-drive-growing-partisan-divide-philippines?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 19 Jul 2025 06:30:09 +0000