Eduardo "Bro. Eddie" Villanueva was born on the 6th day of October year 1946. He is a the founder and leader of Jesus Is Lord Church, a worldwide religious movement, and the leader of Bangon Bagong Pilipinas, a political party in the Philippines. In 2004, he was a presidential candidate in the Philippine election. He lost the election said election. But still, his passion to lead this nation did not fade. On August 21, 2009, he announced that he will be running in the 2010 presidential election.
He is the owner and chairman of ZOE Broadcasting Network, a commercial TV station currently operated by GMA Network through Quality TeleVision (QTV). He is also the owner and president of Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation Inc. (JILCF), a Christian school in Bocaue, Bulacan.
Brother Eduardo "Eddie" Villanueva is married to Adoracion "Dory" Villanueva and they have four children. Eduardo "Jon-Jon" Villanueva, Jr., was his eldest son who is the present mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan. His daughter, Joni Villanueva, is a Christian singer and TV host. His other son, Joel Villanueva is a representative of the CIBAC party list at the House of the Representatives, and Jovi Villanueva, leader of the Kristiyanong Kabataan para sa Bayan Movement.
Villanueva graduated with a degree in commerce, majoring in economics in 1969 from the Philippine College of Commerce (PCC), which is presently the Polytechnic University of the Philippines.
He worked as a full-time faculty member in the Economics and Finance Department of PCC until 1972. He then worked as the export manager of Maran Export Industries in 1973 and from 1976 to 1977, he was the general manager of the Agape Trading Co. He returned to PCC, now renamed, in 1978 as a part-time professor.
In 1978, Villanueva founded the Jesus is Lord Fellowship (presently the Jesus is Lord Church) which started with just eight members. Now, the JIL church has vast number of members with branches around the world.
Brother Eddie received the Gintong Ama (Golden Father) award for Socio-Civic/Religious Sector from the Golden Mother and Father Foundation in June 1996. In February 2001, Brother Eddie received the EDSA People Power Freedom Award for ZOE TV 11 for its fair coverage of the People Power II movement.
For more of Bro Eddie, visit:
http://www.bagongpilipinas.org/c/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Villanueva
http://jilworldwide.org/v2/index.php
Here is a video of Philippine Daily Inquirer infocus interview with Bro. Eddie in 2010 presidential election.
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