1. Raymond Democrito Canete Mendoza was born on July 7,1962 and is a Filipino lawyer, politician and labor leader, serving as the representative of the Trade Union Congress Party since 2009 and is currently one of the Deputy Speakers in the House of Representatives.
Raymond Mendoza was a Rotary Exchange Student to Vernon, BC, Canada from 1977 to 1978 for his secondary education.
Raymond Mendoza then earned a degree in philosophy at Immaculate Heart of Mary College in 1983.
Raymond Mendoza then entered the Ateneo de Manila University where he earned a master's degree in Business Administration in 2002.
Raymond Mendoza earned certificates from the International Labour Organization, completing the Financial Analysis Program for Labor Leaders in Turin, Italy and Occupational Safety and Health Course in Turin, Italy.
Raymond Mendoza accomplished the Advanced Leadership Training Course from the Singapore Institute of Labor in 1996.
Raymond Mendoza became the National Vice President for Education and Information in 2001 and acquired the designation of National Vice President for National and International Affairs in 2008.
Since April 2016, Raymond Mendoza has concurrently served as the President of the Trade Union Congress of the Philippines and the National Vice President for Mindanao Affairs of the Associated Labor Unions.
Internationally, Raymond Mendoza, has been serving as a delegate of the Philippines to the International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organization since 2000.
Raymond Mendoza serves as the Titular Member of the International Trade Union Confederation-Asia Pacific Regional Council.
In 2023, Raymond Mendoza was reelected as Titular Member and elected as the new Vice President of International Trade Union Confederation-Asia Pacific.
From 2001 to 2005, Raymond Mendoza served as the Assistant Secretary for Policy, Planning, and Ecosystem Research of the Legislative Liaison and Administrative Legal Services of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
Raymond Mendoza was the Head of the Philippines Governing Body in the United Nations Environment Program in Nairobi, Kenya in 2005.
Raymond Mendoza was first elected as a member of the House of Representatives in 2009 under the Trade Union Congress Party; the political arm of the Trade Union Congress.
Raymond Mendoza was one of the principal authors of landmark legislation: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Act which institutionalizes 4Ps as a national poverty reduction strategy; the Magna Carta of the Poor that guarantees the rights of the poor and establishes the necessary government interventions for poverty alleviation, and the Department of Migrant Workers Act which establishes the DMW as the single home for all the needs and concerns of the Overseas Filipino Workers.
Raymond Mendoza is pushing for the passage of the Security of Tenure Bill which seeks to end the prevalent and abusive practice of labor-only contracting.
Raymond Mendoza served as the Senior Vice Chairperson of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Bangsamoro Basic Law and the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Labor and Employment.
Raymond Mendoza was a member of the Commission on Appointments from July 2014 to June 2015.
Deputy Speaker Raymond Mendoza serves as the National President of the Veterans Foundation of the Philippines - Sons and Daughters Association.
Raymond Mendoza is the father of the Representative of the 3rd District of Cotabato and Assistant Majority Leader Ma.
Deputy Speaker Raymond Mendoza is a military reservist with the rank of major in the Reserve Force of the Philippine Army.