Eddie Villanueva

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Eduardo Cruz Villanueva (, born October 6, 1946), most commonly referred to as Bro. Eddie Villanueva or ECV, is an evangelist and President and Spiritual Director of the Jesus Is Lord Church Worldwide (JILCW). Villanueva was previously a communist, radical activist, and street parliamentarian. During the martial law regime under former President Ferdinand Marcos, 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 and a senatorial candidate in the 2013 midterm Philippine elections, 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...

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