As a son of Don Vicente and Lady Josefina Gullas, Deputy Speaker Eduardo Gullas certainly is someone to be proud of not only by his family but the whole Cebuano community as well.

He made history in Cebu politics in the elections of 1969 when he defeated two incumbent officials - Rep. Ernesto Bascon of the Third District of Cebu and Rep. Antonio Cuenco of the Fifth District - to the congressional chair. It was a feat unique in the annals of Cebu politics.

As the former congressman of the Third District of Cebu, he was vice-chairman for the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and a member of the Committee on Appropriations, Revision of Laws, Electric Power and Water Resources, Foreign Trade and Tourism, Science and Technology and Education.

He ranked seventh (7^{th) among all the members of the House of Representatives in the number of bills filed, sponsored on the floor and approved into law.}

He was the only neophyte congressman who stood his ground on the Floor of the House and crossed swords with the colossus of Cavite - Montano and won the plaudits of congressmen and newspapermen.

He served for thirty-three (33) months as a member of the House of Representatives and gave his district an Emergency Hospital, an LTC Agency, a Land Reform Team, an Engineering District, school buses, roads, etc.

Eduardo R. Gullas was born on October 13, 1930. He is married to Norma C. Selma with an only son Gerald Anthony S. Gullas. He took up A.B. Ph. B. and graduated with honors at the University of Santo Tomas in 1952, a law graduate in 1956 from UV, a Doctor of Public Administration - Honoris Causa and passed the bar examinations in 1956. He is also presently a member of the IBP.