Orbos hails from the province of Pangasinan and is the brother of former Executive Secretary and Congressman Oscar Orbos and noted Catholic priest Jerry Orbos.[2][6] He has also previously worked as Undersecretary for the Office of the President and owned several businesses in the past including the Pangasinan Presidents (later renamed Pangasinan Waves) franchise team in the now-defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association.[2][7] He is also an alumnus from Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Sloan School of Management.
In 2019, Orbos ran for the congressional seat representing the 1st District of Pangasinan, a post formerly headed by his brother.[8] He ran under the PDP–Laban[9] party of President Duterte. He lost to his rival, Arnold "Noli" Celeste, by about 18,000 votes.