Eddie Gil

Who is Eddie Gil?

Eddie Gil is a Filipino singer who attempted to run for the President during the 2004 Presidential elections. However, he was disqualified from running by the Commission on Elections, citing his inability to begin a national campaign and marking him as a 'nuisance candidate.' Gil appealed his disqualification to the Philippine Supreme Court, where it was upheld. A self-proclaimed billionaire, he promised fellow Filipinos to pay off the national debt with his own finances. But in an embarrassing occurrence in one of his 'campaign sorties' in Mindanao, particularly Cagayan de Oro City, Gil wasn't even able to afford the hotel accommodations. Many ridiculed his attempt for the Presidency, linking his involvement in politics merely to promote his upcoming album.

In June 2010, Gil was arrested with 3 others in the country of Mauritius on fraud charges. Gil and the three others appealed the case and on 10 August 2011, after reviewing the case it was determined by Judge S. Domah and Judge S. Bhaukaurally of the Mauritius Supreme Court that “it cannot be said that the appellants had a fair trial or even that they had fairly been brought to trial....For all these reasons, we allow the appeal. We quash the conviction of the three appellants and the sentence imposed upon them." In the Supreme Court of Mauritius; Eddie Conde Gil v. The State In the matter of:- SCR8050