Education
Luisito Reyes graduated from University of Sto.
Luisito Reyes graduated from University of Sto.
He is the brother of former Immigration Commissioner Edmundo M. Reyes and the brother-in-law of incumbent Governor Carmencita Reyes. Tomas with a degree in Mechanical and Electrical Engineering and ranked 3rd on the mechanical engineering board exams and ranked 7th in the electrical engineering board examinations He was the president of the Professional Society of Mechanical Engineering for a long time.
Reyes" Governor, Aristeo M. Lecaroz, was also from the KBL.
Reyes was first elected Governor in 1988.
As Governor, Reyes initiated many projects. The Boac Covered Court and the Jica Building in Marinduque National High School are just two of his projects in the province.
During the term of Luisito Reyes, Marinduque was removed from the poorest Philippine Provinces. He was known to be the best governor Marinduque ever had.
Reyes entered politics in 1980 after being the Chairman of the Professional Reguation Board for Mechanical Engineering for 20 years, winning as provincial vice governor. The Reyeses were under the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan Party of President Ferdinand Marcos.