Eric Buhain: Biggest hero of ‘Manila Miracle of ’91’

Eric Buhain is a perfect portrait of a man as an athlete and a human being one who overcomes personal challenges, bring honors to himself, the country and, most importantly, to all of us Filipinos.

Buhain, then 22, emerged as one of the heroes, the biggest hero, actually, in the 16th Southeast Asian Games the Philippines hosted in 1991, helping make that year’s gathering of the region’s best and finest athletes the “Manila Miracle of ’91.”