2. Luis Raymund F.Villafuerte Jr
• 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. • 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).
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."
