Edwin Cordevilla

[5] He is a co-author of the coffee-table book, Marikina: Kapuri-Puri Ka (2002), showcasing the transformation of Marikina from a backward municipality to a vibrant and model city, and the principal author of Duterte Chronicles: The Storm From Davao (2016), a book that re-created the rise of President Rodrigo Duterte from obscurity to the Philippine presidency, covering the years 2014 to 2016.

[15]His poem, After the Dream, was among the featured entries in the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs' Poetry for Peace contest held in 2011.

[17][18][19] On May 5, 2018, the 16th Gawad Parangal Tanglaw 2018 awards honored Cordevilla as the Best Newspaper Opinion Columnist in Filipino at the Cinematheque Theater, Film Development Council of the Philippines on Kalaw St., Manila.

Gawad Parangal Tanglaw (Tagapuring mga Akademisyan ng Aninong Gumagalaw), is an academe-based award-giving body that honors outstanding achievements and performances in Philippine cinema, television and media.

[22][23] December 7, 2020, Edwin Cordevilla as Secretary General of advocacy group, Filipino League of Advocates for Good Governance - Maharika (FLAG-MAHARLIKA), filed for the impeachment of Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen before the House of Representatives of the Philippines because he failed to dispose of 37 cases in the Supreme Court which is a “contravention of the Constitutional mandate that cases should be decided within 24 months from the time it is submitted for resolution.” and he failed to file his Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SALN) for 15 years as mandated by law.

Cordevilla (left) with the giant book and ABC-5 TV crew
The giant book version of the epic poetry, Ten Thousand Lines Project For World Peace, covered by Philippine giant TV network GMA 7 during its unveiling in September, 2012. Reporter Mav Gonzales (left) interviews author Edwin Cordevilla (right).