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Edgar "Eddie" Ubalde Ilarde (August 25, 1934 – August 4, 2020) was a Philippines politician, public servant, and radio and television host. On radio and television, he hosted programs such as Kahapon Lamang, Student Canteen and Darigold Jamboree.
His first position as a public servant was being a councilor of Pasay in the early '60s. He was also elected for one term in the Philippine Senate. He also served one term respectively as a congressman and as an Assemblyman of the Interim Batasang Pambansa.
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.
Even though an Independent, Ilarde found himself in frequent agreement with the Liberal Party, which included him in its senatorial slate for the 1969 elections. With re-electionist President Ferdinand Marcos successfully leading the Nacionalista Party slate, Ilarde lost the Senate race, falling 10th place out of the 8 seats up for election with over 300,000 votes shy of election to the Senate. Having given up his seat in the House to run for the Senate, Ilarde ran again for the Senate under the Liberal Party banner in the 1971 elections. Ilarde, along with the other members of his party's senatorial ticket, was injured in the bombing at Plaza Miranda of their final political rally.
While recuperating from his injuries, Ilarde and five (5) of his party-mates were elected to the eight (8) Senate vacancies. Ilarde assumed office as a Senator of the 7th Congress in January 1972. However, his term was interrupted when Congress was closed in September of that year following the declaration of martial law by President Marcos.
By 1978, Ilarde had allied himself with President Marcos. Running under the Marcos' political party Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (or the New Society Movement), Ilarde won election to the Interim Batasang Pambansa as an Assemblyman representing Region IV (Metro Manila). He served until 1984. While at the Batasan, he drew attention for his proposal to rename the country "Maharlika", an advocacy which he promoted until his death.
In 2004, Ilarde ran for a Senate seat as an independent candidate, but managed to place only 33rd, making him miss the cut for the 12 seats up for election.
Ilarde was honored to be one of PMPC Star Awards for Television's Lifetime Achievement Awardees.
Ilarde was the founder and chairman of the Maharlika Foundation For National Transformation Inc., and the Golden Eagles Society International Inc. The latter is an organization of in the Philippines. He was assisted in his endeavors by his loyal friends - Ariston "Aris" Bautista and Ferdie Pasion. He also hosted radio program Kahapon Lamang that airs over DZBB-AM (owned and operated by GMA Network Inc.) every Saturday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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