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4 unusual facts about Eric Buhain


Eileen Ermita-Buhain

Ermita-Buhain is married to the swimmer and former Olympian Eric Buhain, who currently serves as Chairman of the Games and Amusement Board.

Eric Buhain

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

In 2001, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Buhain as the chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission after learning the Philippines poor international ranking in Sports.

Philippines at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games

However, 4-time swimming gold medallist Miguel Molina was named the Most Valuable Male Player of the 2007 SEA Games, the third Filipino (and also the third Filipino swimmer) to bag the major award for outstanding SEA Games performance after Akiko Thomson in 1989 Kuala Lumpur Games and Eric Buhain in the 1991 Manila Games.



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