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Eduardo "Eddie" C. Villanueva (born October 6, 1946), 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 () may concentrate on the transformation of our beloved nation.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://jilworldwide.org/ )〕 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 would run 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 (SEC) chief Perfecto Yasay, and five senatorial bets". He is the owner and chairman of ZOE Broadcasting Network, a commercial TV station currently operated by GMA Network through Quality TeleVision (QTV) now GMA News TV. He is also the owner and president of ''Jesus Is Lord Colleges Foundation Inc. ''(JILCF), a Christian school in Bocaue, Bulacan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://broeddie.ph/ )〕〔 == Biography == Bro. Eddie was born on October 6, 1946 in Bocaue, Bulacan to parents Joaquin T. Villanueva and Maria Cruz Villanueva, both now deceased. (The elder Villanueva was a former Olympic sprinter who represented the Philippines in the Far Eastern Games for four consecutive years in 1920s).〔 He is married to Sis. Adoracion "Dory" Villanueva and they have four children. His eldest son, Mayor Eduardo "Jon-Jon" Villanueva, Jr., incumbent mayor of Bocaue, Bulacan lost his campaign in 2004 but won in the May 2007 elections. Jonjon was charged with murder for allegedly ordering the shooting of a soldier of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the May 2007 elections.〔(Brother Eddie’s candidate-son faces murder raps, Philippine Daily Inquirer ), May 2007〕〔(Anak ni Bro Eddie Villanueva kinasuhan ng pagpatay, GMA News ), October 3, 2007〕〔(AFP pushes murder raps vs Jon-jon Villanueva, GMA News ), May 9, 2007〕 His daughter, Joni Villanueva-Tugna, is a Christian singer and TV host. His other son, Cong. Emmanuel Joel Villanueva, representing the CIBAC party list, became the youngest member of the House of Representatives (HOR) when he took his oath of office on February 6, 2002. According to the Philippine Star, Joel Villanueva is the fifth richest party-list congressman with a net worth of P18.4 million.〔(Bro. Mike's rep is richest party-list lawmaker, Philippine Star ), June 7, 2009〕〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eddie Villanueva」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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