Eddie Villanueva | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines | |
| In office July 22, 2019 – June 1, 2022 | |
| House Speaker | Alan Peter Cayetano Lord Allan Velasco |
| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives for CIBAC | |
| Assumed office June 30, 2019 Serving with Domingo Rivera (2019–2022) | |
| Preceded by | Sherwin Tugna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Eduardo Cruz Villanueva October 6, 1946 Bocaue, Bulacan, Philippines |
| Political party | CIBAC (2018–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Bangon (2004–present) |
| Spouse |
Adoracion Jose Villanueva
(m. 1971; died 2020) |
| Children | 4, including Joel |
| Alma mater | Philippine College of Commerce (BComm) University of the Philippines Diliman |
| Website | broeddie |
Eduardo Cruz Villanueva (born October 6, 1946), most commonly referred to as Bro. Eddie Villanueva, is an evangelist and president-founder of the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JILCW).
Villanueva was previously a communist-atheist, radical activist, and street parliamentarian. During martial law, he was imprisoned twice for fighting alongside the oppressed for their rights against land grabbing syndicates.
Villanueva is also the founder of the Philippines for Jesus Movement (PJM), which has more than forty bishops from different Christian churches nationwide as members.
Villanueva was a presidential candidate in the 2004 and 2010 Philippine elections[1][2] and a senatorial candidate in the 2013 midterm Philippine elections,[3][4] all as the standard bearer of the Bangon Pilipinas Party.
Villanueva is a radio-TV evangelist owning ZOE Broadcasting Network, a commercial television and radio broadcasting station which owns VHF Channel 11 (A2Z) and UHF Channel 33 (Light TV).
He is also the owner and founder of the Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation, Inc. (JILCF), a Christian school in Bocaue, Bulacan, where his wife, Adoracion Villanueva is the school president.[5][6]
He is currently a member of the 19th Congress of the Philippines and has been a Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress.
- ^ "2010 Philippine Presidential Election | The Presidentiables Blog". 2010presidentiables.wordpress.com. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ "This time, Bro. Eddie targets Senate seat | Rappler.com". Rappler.com. December 20, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ Ballaran, Jhoanna Paola. "Bro. Eddie Villanueva Running for Senator". Manilatimes.net. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
- ^ "Eddie Villanueva to run for senator in 2013 | ABS-CBN News". Abs-cbnnews.com. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ "CONTACT US | Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation Inc". jilworldwide.org. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ^ "Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation, Inc". www.jilcf.edu.ph. Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.