Eric Buhain

Eric Buhain
Official portrait, 2022
Member of the
Philippine House of Representatives
from Batangas' 1st district
In office
June 30, 2022 – June 30, 2025
Preceded byEileen Ermita-Buhain
Succeeded byLeandro Leviste
Executive Director of the
Bureau of Immigration
In office
March 15, 2010 – October 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Benigno Aquino III
Chairman of the
Games and Amusements Board
In office
June 8, 2005 – March 15, 2010
PresidentGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Succeeded byJuan Ramon Guanzon (OIC)
6th 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
BornJoseph Eric Reyes Buhain
(1970-04-12) April 12, 1970
Manila, Philippines
PartyNacionalista
Spouse
(m. 1995)
Education
Sports career
CountryPhilippines
SportAquatics
Medal record
Men's aquatics
Representing Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
Bangkok 1985 400 m individual medley
Jakarta 1987 200 m freestyle
Jakarta 1987 100 m butterfly
Jakarta 1987 200 m butterfly
Jakarta 1987 400 m individual medley
Kuala Lumpur 1989 200 m individual medley
Kuala Lumpur 1989 400 m individual medley
Manila 1991 100 m breastroke
Manila 1991 100 m butterfly
Manila 1991 200 m butterfly
Manila 1991 200 m individual medley
Manila 1991 400 m individual medley
Singapore 1993 100 m butterfly
Kuala Lumpur 1989 100 m butterfly
Singapore 1993 100 m breastroke
Bangkok 1985 4×100 m medley relay
Bangkok 1985 200 m backstroke
Jakarta 1987 100 m freestyle
Jakarta 1987 100 m backstroke
Kuala Lumpur 1989 200 m freestyle
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Eric Reyes Buhain (Tagalog: [buˈhaʔɪn]; born April 12, 1970) is a Filipino former competitive swimmer and politician who served as a Member of the House of Representatives for Batangas's 1st district from 2022 to 2025.

He won several medals in the Southeast Asian Games from 1985 to 1993, and participated in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics. He later became a 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.