22 Facts About Eddie Panlilio

Eddie Panlilio was suspended from his priestly duties upon announcing his intention to run as governor.

Eddie Panlilio was elected governor in May 2007 in a three-way race against incumbent governor Mark Lapid and provincial board member Lilia Pineda.

Eddie Panlilio was named "Filipino of the Year" for 2007 by the Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Eddie Tongol Panlilio was born in Minalin, Pampanga on December 6,1953.

Eddie Panlilio is the sixth of seven children of Gervacio Cunanan Panlilio and Catalina Tongol.

Eddie Panlilio is afflicted with vitiligo, a rare skin disease.

Eddie Panlilio attended several seminaries, and after finishing his theology at the Saint Augustine Major Seminary was ordained priest on December 13,1981.

For fifteen years, Eddie Panlilio was the director of the Social Action Center of Pampanga, which worked with communities displaced by lahar following the 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo.

Eddie Panlilio established the micro-lending program Talete king Panyulung ning Kapampangan Inc, based on the Grameen Bank-approach.

Eddie Panlilio was suspended from the priesthood by his superior, San Fernando archbishop Paciano Aniceto, for running for governor of Pampanga in 2007.

Eddie Panlilio ran for governor of Pampanga in the 2007 Philippine general election.

Eddie Panlilio defended his decision to enter politics as a logical continuation of his ministry for the poor, whom he saw as having been exploited and neglected for too long by successive administrations of corrupt and uncaring politicians.

Eddie Panlilio defeated Pineda by a narrow margin of 1,147 votes out of over 600,000 votes cast.

Eddie Panlilio was inaugurated as the 31st governor of Pampanga on June 30,2007.

Eddie Panlilio further vowed to improve the facilities and conditions in the province's nine district hospitals including the Diosdado Macapagal Provincial Hospital from funds and private groups' contributions.

Eddie Panlilio launched the White Ribbon campaign on October 1,2007, to engage the people of Pampanga to get involved in the crusade for good governance and good citizenship.

On October 13,2007, Eddie Panlilio admitted that a staff of Malacanang personally gave him a brown paper gift bag with 500,000 Philippine pesos.

On June 23,2008, Eddie Panlilio filed a complaint for plunder against Lubao businessman Rodolfo "Bong" Pineda before the Ombudsman in Quezon City.

Eddie Panlilio accused Pineda of conspiracy with Joseph Estrada, based on the verdict rendered by the Sandiganbayan.

Eddie Panlilio was the subject of a prayer rally in June 2009 led by 18 Pampanga mayors against him, during which he was accused of having an "autocratic style of governance" and poor performance in office.

Eddie Panlilio ran as governor in the 2013 elections, but he lost to incumbent governor Lilia Pineda.

Eddie Panlilio is running as vice-governor in the 2025 elections under the Liberal Party with former Candaba mayor Danilo Baylon as his running mate.