BOCAUE, Bulacan –The mayor of this town, Eleanor “Joni” Villanueva-Tugna died on Thursday. She was 42. A statement issued by the Jesus is Lord (JIL), a Christian church founded by her father ...

Moments after she miraculously survived a face-to-face encounter with death, Joni Villanueva knew she would not lead an ordinary life. She was only six then. Eighteen years later with not a single ...