2. Luis Raymund Villafuerte
• Luis Raymund "L-Ray" Favis Villafuerte Jr. (born June 3, 1968)
is a Filipino politician serving as the Representative of Camarines
Sur's 2nd district since 2016. He was a House Deputy
Speaker from 2019 until October 14, 2020. He previously served as
the governor of Camarines Sur from 2004 to 2013.
• He belongs to a family of politicians. His father is a former
governor Luis Villafuerte Sr. His son is the former governor of
Camarines Sur, Miguel Luis Villafuerte, and the incumbent
governor Luigi Villafuerte.
3. Business career
• He and his wife Lara own Lara's Gift and Décor, Inc., an export company
serving clients in different countries. They were the only Philippine
business directly selling to Target branches in the United States.
• He was the President of Lara's Gift and Décor, Inc from 1990 to 2004,
and President of Lara's Gift and Décor, Inc. U.S.A. from 2000 to 2004. He
was also the President of Bicol Broadcasting Systems, Inc. (2001–2004),
Global Merchandising Services Ltd. (2001–2004), Digitext Asia
Corporation (2002–2004), and the Philippine Association of Medical
Transcription, Inc. (2001–2004).
4. • Currently, he is the CEO of Republic Wakeparks Inc., President of Blank
Boardsports Supply Company Inc., Vice-President of Breddas Inc., and a
Trustee of the Philippine Center for Entrepreneurship and the likes.
• He is also President of Villafuerte Brotherhood Foundation, Inc, (2001–
present) and of Philippine Water Ski and Wakeboard Federation, Inc.
(2006-president) and serves as Vice-President of Asian Wakeboarding
Association (2001–present) and an Executive board member of the Boy
Scouts of the Philippines Camarines Sur Council (2003–present).
5. Political career
• House of Representatives
• During the 2020 House leadership crisis, Villafuerte supported
House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano's refusal to step down
after Lord Allan Velasco was elected as the new speaker,
Villafuerte was ousted from being a deputy speaker on October 14
and was replaced by Mikee Romero, a Velasco ally who was
removed as a deputy speaker two weeks prior by Cayetano's side.
6. • In a statement, Villafuerte announced that he will continue to
support President Rodrigo Duterte's legislative agenda, and added
"if the intention of removing me was to intimidate all those who
remain loyal to former Speaker Cayetano, then they have
miscalculated badly." He also accused the new leadership of
"rejecting" the Cayetano faction's "offers of cooperation."
7. References
1. Hon. Luis Raymund Villafuerte Jr. camarinessur.gov.ph
2.^ Ferreras, Vince (October 14, 2020). "Romero back as deputy speaker,
replaces Cayetano ally Villafuerte". CNN Philippines. Archived from the
original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
3.^ Villaruel, Jauhn Etienne (October 14, 2020). "House revamp: Cayetano
ally ousted, Romero back as Deputy Speaker". ABS-CBN News. Archived
from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
