Evelyn Buquid was born on September 15, 1945, in Sagñay to former Camarines Sur Provincial Board Member and COMELEC Regional Chairman Atty. William Buquid.[citation needed]
In 2010, she ran as Municipal Mayor of Sagñay winning by a large margin of votes. In 2015, a complaint for misappropriation of public funds was lodged against Fuentebella and her husband before the Ombudsman.[1][2]
On May 12, 2016, Fuentebella won her third term as mayor of Sagnay by a landslide.[3]