Eduardo Ramos Ermita (born July 13, 1935) is a former military officer and politician who served as Executive Secretary of the Philippines and former spokesperson for President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
[2] Ermita is graduate of Philippine Military Academy class of 1957, and one of his batch mates is former Military Chief of Staff Rene de Villa.
He was the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during the series of coup attempts from 1986 to 1988, Undersecretary of National Defense during the last major coup attempt in December 1989, head of the Special Information group during the EDSA People Power Revolution in February 1986, and president of the Philippine Military Academy Alumni Association from 1986 to 1988.
Ermita was a three-term congressman, defeating one of the most influential political families in the 1st District of Batangas from 1992 to 2001.
Ermita is married to Elvira Ramos from Dipolog, with whom he has four children, including former Batangas representative Eileen Ermita-Buhain.