17 Facts About Eddie Ilarde

Edgar Ubalde Ilarde was a Filipino radio and television host.

Eddie Ilarde was elected for one term in the Philippine Senate.

Eddie Ilarde served one term respectively as a congressman and as an Assemblyman of the Interim Batasang Pambansa.

Eddie Ilarde moved to Manila after high school, where worked as a bootblack and a newspaper vendor until college.

Eddie Ilarde obtained his bachelor's degree in journalism from Far Eastern University.

Eddie Ilarde found work in various radio stations in Manila, and soon was among the most popular radio hosts of the 1950s.

Eddie Ilarde co-hosted on DZXL with Bobby Ledesma and Leila Benitez the noontime variety show Student Canteen, which they would continue to host when the program was brought to television in 1958.

Eddie Ilarde first ventured into politics in 1963 when he was elected as councilor of Pasay.

Eddie Ilarde assumed office as a Senator of the 7th Congress in January 1972.

In 2004, Eddie Ilarde ran for a Senate seat as an independent candidate, but managed to place only 33rd out of the 48 candidates.

Eddie Ilarde was honored to be one of PMPC Star Awards for Television's Lifetime Achievement Awardees.

Eddie Ilarde was the founder and chairman of the Maharlika Foundation For National Transformation Inc.

Eddie Ilarde was assisted in his endeavors by his loyal friends - Ariston "Aris" Bautista and Ferdie Pasion.

Eddie Ilarde died on August 4,2020, exactly three weeks shy of his 86th birthday, at the age of 85 at his home in Makati.

Eddie Ilarde's family clarified that his death was due to natural causes, which is not related to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and that his remains would be cremated.

Eddie Ilarde's death came four months after his original Student Canteen female co-host, Leila Benitez-McCollum, died on April 9,2020.

Eddie Ilarde's remains were inurned at the National Shrine of the Sacred Heart in Makati.