Ramon JR 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 ABS-CBN series Pusong Ligaw, and Edgardo Magallanes in the GMA action-drama series Black Rider.
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Early life
Raymond is the grandson of Ramon D. Bagatsing, Sr., a former Mayor of Manila. His parents are actor Ramon "Boy" B. Bagatsing， Jr. and Marilou San Diego-Bagatsing. His mother hails from Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, where Bagatsing spent part of his childhood and grew up exposed to local provincial life and traditional beliefs.
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 Manuel L. Quezon in Quezon's Game. He also played corrupt governor Arturo "Art" Alcantara in an iWant digital series Bagman with Arjo Atayde.
Political career
Vice mayoralty bid
Bagatsing ran for vice mayor of Manila in 2022 under Kilusang Bagong Lipunan with former Mayor Mel Lopez's son Alex (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 mayor of Manila in 2025 under Partido Federal ng Pilipinas, but later lost to former Mayor Isko Moreno, placing fourth.
