Edwin Gastanes

Edwin B. Gastanes is a Filipino lawyer and sports administrator who the former general secretary of the Philippine Olympic Committee from 2019 to 2023. He was also the secretary genera of the Philippine Football Federation from 2013 to 2023.

Education
He attended the Manuel L. Quezon University where he took his pre-law degree in 1981. He obtained his bachelors of laws degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1986 and passed the bar examination the following year.

Philippine Football Federation
Gastanes was appointed as general secretary of the Philippine Football Federation (PFF) on February 15, 2013. He was tapped by PFF President Mariano Araneta to help manage the sports body. He resigned on September 30, 2023.

Philippine Olympic Committee
Gastanes was named secretary general of the Philippine Olympic Committee on August 8, 2019. His resignation from the PFF in 2023, automatically made him ineligible to continue serving his position as POC general secretary. He was succeeded by Wharton Chan.

AFC and AFF
He was initially appointed as the Member of the AFC Legal Committee for the term 2013 until 2015. Then he was appointed as the chairman of the ad-hoc AFC Electoral Committee during the 26th AFC Congress held in Manama, Bahrain. He went on become the Deputy Chairperson of the AFC Legal Committee for the term 2015 to 2019, and currently he sits as Member of the AFC Legal Committee for the term 2019 until 2023. He also served as Alternate Council Member of the AESAN Football Federation for the term 2019 to 2023.

Legal career
He worked for the law firm Ponce Enrile Reyes & Manalastas Law Offices (PECABAR).

Political career
Hailing from the province of Palawan, considered as the last frontier of the Philippines, Gastanes made two unsuccessful attempts to get elected as a representative of the province's 2nd district in the House of Representatives, in 2004 and 2022. His platform includes a focus on agriculture and strict regulations of the local mining industry.