Ramon San Diego Bagatsing III, known professionally as Raymond Bagatsing (born 15 September 1971), is a Filipino actor. Having jumpstarted his acting career in the early 1990s, he is most notable for the roles of Jaime Laurel in the hit

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series '' Pusong Ligaw'', and Edgardo Magallanes in the GMA action-drama series '' Black Rider''.

Early life

Raymond is the grandson of Ramon D. Bagatsing, Sr., a former

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. His parents are actor Ramon "Boy" Bagatsing Jr. and Marilou San Diego-Bagatsing. He is the older brother of actress Monina Bagatsing and actor Ramon Khino "RK" Bagatsing.

Acting career

Throughout the 1990s, he starred in several action movies, notably ''Buenaventura Daang: Bad Boys Gang'' and ''Bastardo''. He was part of the long-time drama series '' Mula sa Puso'' from 1997 to 1999. Since then, he starred in some drama series. In 2019, Bagatsing portrayed

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in '' Quezon's Game''. He also played corrupt governor Arturo "Art" Alcantara in an

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digital series Bagman with Arjo Atayde.

Political career

Vice mayoralty bid

Bagatsing ran for vice mayor of

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under

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with former Mayor Mel Lopez's son

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(of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas) as his running mate. However, he lost to Manila's 3rd district representative Yul Servo Nieto.

Mayoralty bid

Bagatsing filed his candidacy for

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under Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, but later lost to former Mayor Isko Moreno, placing fourth.

Filmography

Film

Television series

Television shows

Web series

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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