In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Cruz and the surname or paternal family name is Villanueva.
The Honorable
Eduardo “Bro. Eddie” C. Villanueva
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
Incumbent
Assumed office June 30, 2019
Serving with Domingo Rivera (2019–2022)
Preceded by
Sherwin Tugna
Personal details
Born
Eduardo Cruz Villanueva
(1946-10-06) October 6, 1946 (age 77) 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.ph
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.
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^"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.
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