Eduardo "Eddie" Rivera Gullas Sr. (born October 13, 1930) is a Filipino politician from Cebu, Philippines. The son of

Vicente Gullas Vicente Arandia Gullas (January 12, 1888 – December 22, 1970) was a Filipino writer, lawyer, and educator from Cebu, Philippines. Founder of the Visayan Institute, he introduced innovation in educational system through the establishment of wor ...

and Josefina "Pining" Rivera, he has been elected to seven terms as a Member of the

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, 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 The Nacionalista Party (Filipino language, Filipino and Spanish language in the Philippines, Spanish: ''Partido Nacionalista''; , NP) is a political party in the Philippines which is the oldest existing party in the country and in Southeast Asi ...

and the

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party. Gullas had also served as the governor of

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during the administration of

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, whom he was a close political associate of. During his tenure as governor, he oversaw

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, which affected and devastated the province. Gullas also served as the president of the

University of the Visayas The University of the Visayas (UV) is a private institution located in Cebu City, Philippines. It is the first school in the province of Cebu to attain university status. History Vicente Gullas (1898–1970) founded the University of the Visa ...

. He had also held the offices of Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and the House Majority Leader. He served mayor of

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from 2016 to 2019. He is among the 70 congressman who voted to deny the ABS-CBN franchise.

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1930 births Living people Governors of Cebu Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino politicians One Cebu politicians Nacionalista Party politicians Members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines from Cebu Majority leaders of the House of Representatives of the Philippines Deputy speakers of the House of Representatives of the Philippines University of the Visayas alumni Mayors of Talisay, Cebu {{Philippines-politician-stub