Eduardo "Eddie" Rivera Gullas Sr. (born October 13, 1930) is a Filipino politician from Cebu, Philippines. The son of Vicente Gullas and Josefina "Pining" Rivera,[2] he has been elected to seven terms as a Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, representing the 1st District of Cebu from 1992 to 2001, 2004 to 2013, and from 2019 to 2022. He is currently a member of Nacionalista and the One Cebu party. Gullas had also served as the governor of Cebu during the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos, whom he was a close political associate of.[3] During his tenure as governor, he oversaw Typhoon Ike, which affected and devastated the province. Gullas also served as the president of the University of the Visayas.[when?] He had also held the offices of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the House Majority Leader. He served mayor of Talisay City, Cebu from 2016 to 2019.[4] He is among the 70 congressman who voted to deny the ABS-CBN franchise.[5]
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- ^ Congress was dissolved when President Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law on September 23, 1972.
- ^ Oaminal, Clarence Paul (October 16, 2015). "The Gullas brothers of Cebu". The Freeman through Pressreader. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Marcos defends rule". The Anniston Star. September 13, 1982. p. 13. Retrieved August 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Member information:Eduardo Gullas". www.congress.gov.ph. House of Representatives. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ Ferreras, Vince (July 10, 2020). "How lawmakers voted on ABS-CBN's failed bid for new franchise". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
