Eddie Villanueva

Who is Eddie Villanueva?

Eduardo "Eddie" C. Villanueva, most commonly referred to as Bro. Eddie Villanueva, is a religious/spiritual and political leader in the Philippines, a presidential candidate in the 2004 and 2010 Philippine election, and a senatorial candidate in the 2013 midterm Philippine election, all as the standard bearer of the Bangon Pilipinas Party. Prior to joining the politics, he is best known as the founder and leader of the Jesus Is Lord Church, yet he officially declared his leave of absence as its Spiritual Director during the launching of Bagong Pilipinas Movement on March 28, 2009 “so that [he] may concentrate on the transformation of our beloved nation.”

In 2004, he was a presidential candidate in the Philippine election but lost to incumbent Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and placed last in a field of five candidates, with 6.2% of the vote - although many Filipinos believed that the 2004 election in general was an alleged large-scale election fraud, particularly due to the Aragoncillo Project.

On August 21, 2009, he announced that he will be running in the 2010 election and on November 30, 2009, filed his Certificate of Candidacy with the Commission on Elections "accompanied by his running mate, former Securities and Exchange Commission chief Perfecto Yasay, and five senatorial bets".