Teves hailed from the Province of Negros Oriental, where he took his college and law degrees from Silliman University.

[4] He was later on elected as representative of the 1st District of the province and served in that capacity from 1954 to 1965 in the 3rd, 4th and 5th Congresses of the Philippines.

[5] However, his term was cut short when President Ferdinand Marcos declared Martial Law in 1972.

A sports complex and a street in his hometown of Dumaguete was later named after Lorenzo Teves after his death.

He was also awarded the Hall of Fame of Boy Scouts of the Philippines Negros Oriental-Siquijor Council.