[4] Born in Cebu City on July 7, 1962, Raymond Democrito C. Mendoza was introduced to the labor movement at a young age by his father Atty.

At the University of San Carlos, he obtained a Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor degree and passed the bar examination in 1999.

In 2023, Mendoza was reelected as Titular Member and elected as the new Vice President of International Trade Union Confederation-Asia Pacific.

[5] From 2001 to 2005, 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.

Mendoza was one of the principal authors of landmark legislation: Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program Act which institutionalizes 4Ps as a national poverty reduction strategy;[7] the Magna Carta of the Poor that guarantees the rights of the poor and establishes the necessary government interventions for poverty alleviation,[8] 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.

[9] He is also pushing for the passage of the Security of Tenure Bill which seeks to end the prevalent and abusive practice of labor-only contracting.

He was also a member of the Philippine delegation to the 36th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly General Assembly held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in September 2015 and to the 24th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and the 10th Brunei Darussalam–Indonesia–Malaysia–Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area Summit in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar in May 2014.

Being the son of the WWII veteran and Gold Cross awardee, the late Colonel Democrito T. Mendoza, Deputy Speaker Mendoza continues to lead in championing the legacy and sacrifices of our veterans and as well as ensuring the welfare of their heirs through his dedicated service and leadership as the National President of VFP-SDAI.