Eric Buhain

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Reyes and the surname or paternal family name is Buhain.
Eric Buhain
Chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission
In office
January 23, 2002 – June 8, 2005
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byCarlos Tuazon
Succeeded byButch Ramirez
Personal details
Born
Joseph Eric Reyes Buhain

(1970-04-12) April 12, 1970 (age 54)
Manila, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista
Spouse
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(m. 1995)​
Education
Sports career
CountryPhilippines
Sport
Aquatics
Medal record
Men's aquatics
Representing  Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Gold medal – first place
Bangkok 1985
 400 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place
Jakarta 1987
 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place
Jakarta 1987
 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place
Jakarta 1987
 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place
Jakarta 1987
 400 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place
Kuala Lumpur 1989
 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place
Kuala Lumpur 1989
 400 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place
Manila 1991
 100 m breastroke
Gold medal – first place
Manila 1991
 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place
Manila 1991
 200 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place
Manila 1991
 200 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place
Manila 1991
 400 m individual medley
Gold medal – first place
Singapore 1993
 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place
Kuala Lumpur 1989
 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place
Singapore 1993
 100 m breastroke
Bronze medal – third place
Bangkok 1985
 4×100 m medley relay
Bronze medal – third place
Bangkok 1985
 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place
Jakarta 1987
 100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place
Jakarta 1987
 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place
Kuala Lumpur 1989
 200 m freestyle

Eric Reyes Buhain, OLY[1] (Tagalog: [ˈbuhaʔɪn];[2] born April 12, 1970)[3] is a Filipino politician and former competitive swimmer serving as the Representative for Batangas's 1st district since 2022.

He won several medals in the

sports administrator. During the Arroyo administration, he served as chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission, chairman of the Games and Amusements Board, and an executive director of the Bureau of Immigration
.

Career

Competitive swimming

Eric ventured into swimming not because he dreamed of winning an Olympic gold medal, but because of his doctor's advice to improve his lungs. Eric was born with primary lung complex. He enrolled in a two-week swimming program at the age of seven. Yet his training was breached by another illness, hepatitis. However, this didn't stop him; a year later he was training again and taking the advance course in swimming, the competitive course, at age nine. It was at this age that he got into the varsity swimming team of De La Salle Santiago Zobel School and vowed to win a gold medal in the sport.

By 1981, he was a member of the Philippine Team and swam in the 400-meter individual medley at age eleven. But it was in his first

1985, held in Bangkok, Thailand, where he snatched the gold in the same category at the age of fifteen. He participated in the 1988 Summer Olympics
and was also chosen as the country's flag bearer for the opening ceremonies.

In the

1991 Southeast Asian Games, where the Philippines was the host, he made a huge contribution to the gold medal record of the host country by winning most of the events in swimming. He was chosen to represent the Philippines in the 1992 Summer Olympics
. He didn't win any medals in that sporting event.

Even though he won several gold medals in the

1993 Southeast Asian Games
, Buhain decided to retire from his swimming career. He was disappointed by the poor government management that led to a mediocre performance of the Philippines team in that sporting event.

Sports administration

Buhain spent his early career in sport administration as the national training director of the Philippine Amateur Swimming Association (PASA) and president of the Professional Swimming Coaches Academy of the Philippines (ProSCAP).[3]

On January 23, 2002,

Southeast Asian Games and the country won several medals in the 2002 Asian Games after getting only a bronze medal in the 1998 Asian Games
.

Barely six months before the

2005 Southeast Asian Games, he was appointed by President Arroyo as the chairman of the Games and Amusement Board
(GAB), a public agency that handles professional sporting and gambling events.

On March 15, 2010, he left the GAB when President Arroyo appointed him as a director of the Bureau of Immigration.[4]

Politics

In the 2022 elections, Buhain is a candidate for representative of Batangas' 1st district, the seat his wife is scheduled to vacate. He ran against his sister-in-law, Lisa Ermita, and won.[5]

Personal life

The oldest child of former Bacoor, Cavite municipal vice mayor Cecilia Reyes-Buhain, Eric finished his elementary and secondary education at the De La Salle Santiago Zobel School in Ayala Alabang. In 1991, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in finance at La Salle University in Philadelphia, United States.[6]

Buhain is the husband of Representative Eileen Ermita-Buhain of the 1st district of Batangas, and the son-in-law of former Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita.

Buhain is the older sibling of Camille Buhain-Javier,[7] one of the three women-lawyers behind the Filipino YouTube channel, The Soshal Network.[8]

Honors and awards

References

  1. ^ "2022 Elections: Buhain, Eric". Rappler. 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Eric Buhain, nagbalik-tanaw". People's Television Network (in Tagalog). July 28, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Buhain, Eric; Paglumotan, Alex; Bautista, Angel; Artugue, Ofelina (2006). "Games and Amusements Board Manual of Operations 2006" (PDF). gab.gov.ph. Games and Amusements Board. p. v. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 20, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Buhain gets post in BID, leaves GAB". ABS-CBN News. March 21, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "PH swimming icon Eric Buhain to run for congressman in Batangas". ABS-CBN News. October 2, 2021. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Buhain, Eric R." dlsaa.com. De La Salle Alumni Association. 21 September 2015. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  7. ^ Defensor, Tet (2023-01-16). "The Soshal Network: Forever funny lawyers". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
  8. ^ Bills, Bills, Bills sa Congress (Paano masali sa National Budget 🤣), retrieved 2023-02-15
  9. ^ Yumol, David Tristan (March 12, 2021). "Jaworski, Muros lead 2021 PH Sports Hall of Fame class". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
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