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drlv'emetoschobl.,,HeusedtoattendtweencampCrameandBulacanal-=IEl']?!FItt'I_Garcia.wasreluctantabouttakingvil-
BunloEtementarySchoolinBocaue,mosteverydaytoseekforjusticever-lanuevabackanddeclinedhisreappli.
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entsbeganIosing..theirsourcesof..ThereweIealotofdangerzonesin*Wik.sharetheGospelofJesusChrisL.j
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.HlsolderbiotherputupajunI'ofthebungalowvfasdestroyed.Thewouldgetsoinspired,Iwouldta.keup
shopintheirfamilycornpound.andapartnentnextdoorwasalsohit,aswellE|F@]r5minutes,',.hirecalled.
tooktheresponsibilityofsendingthea'$hisbrotIer-in-lav/ssari-saristore.Hisstudents,meanwhile,wereat
youngervillanuivatoschooL:ThisEventheirdogwasnotspared.firstdu.bious.Theywonderedabout
time,hedecidedtoattendnightclasses'.weevbnggtamedicalceltificatewhohewasandwheth€rhewasa
ittlreUniversigyottasi.rrisfriends,issuedforoufdogasevidencejustinprieslLateronitwashisstudenKwhq
oeanwhile,encouragedhimtotrans-:casewegettheperpetrators,"hesaid...'iltlFiF,ilwouldseekouthisteachings.
fertothePhi1ippinecollegeofcom.ItwasinMay1973whenvillanuev4someone,however,reportedhim
merce,nowknownasPolytechnicUni-thIoughtheii1cessantproddingofhistotheschooladministrationthathe
gersityofthePhi1ippines.ItwasinPCCsister1vyasmovbdtorethinkabouthiswasusingupclasshours.forsomething
wherehewasshapedtobecomearadi.faithinGod.Hissistertoldhht.Ielse.Hethenusedthestudents,vacant
'"rtYJ,''on,r 16 durins.that
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be have the supDort of tiode idealistic Ia
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dents who had become his 'disciplei"

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nardships that frere Advocate General peace
- Jeius," hi continued. ffbtu gibt". as Word of 6"6. holding Bible teachings at the school
know mY library the House (rt r\vy
lanueva said. opet:9,h:19lh-:;lf inut he to
^*";il Jtooa ut the forefront of slqdent Villanueva rel
iYott have no right to reforms I
,"ili.I; Pce. this new role to eiiectuate an$ f91.t
college tu"tt for a rninute!" ;#;;ii"* ot tt" Peop\g.
ffi;;hii refused the PhiliP-Pines to
irilf;-iiution of of
il'J,*^o.,iliuu Pt"orutsors who God' "so that t
il;;;;1 .i"titt in ravor qf student ;;i;;;;a nationbe used
;#il;;ions. ue revealed that look- i#ilffii*u u'ro" thesecond
as a model
co
ffi;.#K;;luri ttt"tPish at his audaci- ;ilTtffi;iiJhe exPlained
ry. i;;;il;';s," for starters'
Before even graduating
from col- The cong'""*'*' I

tegi vittunuer/a iras eiven the

chance u.." si"j"sbPies of,the ofryolV n-$t
il"t.".t in colrege his fellow congressmen il"t witlI:l
dent, the late t RI"S;;1"I3:#'.'"',:in "At least theY are Presented
;tffi;; .o"tiatt*d his " godfather'f .fr;""ft i.uo ittt one and "".tJ1

o"iiiotit* and nationalism' -

t'":'i1;;gitt for a total of
vears, before
"tta"I"ittt
l;ij \iill"t n..'lt'
martial'seven
was teaching
law"'
mY ':t"*$f-:'-il-;Fiflfi
ffi; r."a.ttttiP did.the right
ffi; ;ii aurin g ffi;; ttt.Y attigttuttd me 1l jel
*: *Xo i..'r sood governance
 students during the time and even
the farmers, the medical and peace
workers to not believe in God. If
there was God, how come millions of
our people are languishing in abject
poverty and very few are wallowing
in wealth?"
"My philosophy back then was-
belief in God is just a product of the
fertile imagination of human minds.
What we need, I would say, is unite
rnasses of our people for a national
rlemocratic revolution, the only way to
establish a just and humane society,"
Bro. Eddie villanueva is sworn into office as cIBAC Representative
by Malolos, Bulacan Mayor Gilbert "Bebong" Gatchalian.
\,.
But little by
i,r"i,,'
"iitil, 6,i"toil.
I
r. ,rll ol'those disappeared.
lly llrr: time he entered college at
I lrrivr.rsity of the Philippines in Dil-
n, llrt' lamily was barelY making
s nrr'('|. After one semester in UP,
nrollrct, itr tears, told him that she
kurplr.r t,rrr give him money for his
r yrl,ry ( onullute to school. "When I
I nrV tnollrct' t'rying, that's whctt
lrlr.rl to';irt1) lo st:llotll."
1,1oirr1i
lllrr ulrlrr lrt'olltt't lll) irrrrk
Deputy speaker Bro" Eddie villanueva, seen here with crBAC secorrd
represg"ntative Domeng Rivera, refiles the vetoed Security of Tenure bill.
ii
grenade was thrown at htm ano frrs
family as they were entering the bun-
galow of his mother-in-law.
"I was carrying mY daughter, then 5-
year-old joni, who is now Bocaue mayor,
in my arms when I heard a thud on the
ground. I turned to look and saw th;rt il
was a grenade," recounted Villailttt'v;t'
"As an instinct clf a father, I shit'ltlt tl ttty
cl;utghttlr witlt ttry lrotly. ltt k'ss llt,tll ,t
I ;rltrlttt fr",tt:; ,ttttl I ltt' llilllt'- "S<ltttt'l irrrcs I f{
sct'otttl, lltt' 11rt'tt,ttlc lrlcw ol1."'l'lrc It rlltl
ol tltc lrttrrl',,tltlw w,t:; tlr':;ltoyltl- 'l'lrr'
"ln nation builcling, moral varue l
are a must. I would like to believ
horise leadership did the. right thin
when they designated me as deput
speaker for good governance anr
moral transformation. "
"If you really love God, you shoul
also love your country," he continuer
"Part of my mission in my earthly exis
tence is participation in law-making.
will not be here forever.I might as wel
make excellent use of my God-givcr
seat in Congress," Villanueva conclutl
ed.
lsraeli Ambassador Rafael Harpazthanks Deputy Speaker
Bro. Eddie for the latter's continuous support for lsrael.
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He Werlt uctLr\ L\, r r-lr Llru rrv':g *r-/ J I
and when Garcia saw him, the execu- | ll
ti've dean immediately ordered his sec- [ ll
retary to give Villanueva a full teachinS I fl
assig,irrnent which will have the latte.r i f
I
t"ail,irr11, l'ull time, from morning until Iil
cvettitrl',r l;tsscs. llll
'l'lrt' lir sl livc trtinutes of his classes llt I
llt' wrtttlrl ttst' lo sharc his le;trrrirrlls fl
I
wottlrl lirl r,o ttt:;pitt'tl I wrlrtlrl l'rltr rt;l ll
trr lilllllllr",," ltt' tt.r.tll|rl lil