MANILA — Former Philippine Basketball Association chairman Patrick Gregorio has been named as the new head of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), Malacañang confirmed on Saturday.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin answered in the affirmative when asked if Gregorio has replaced former PSC chairman Richard Bachmann.
Bersamin, however, did not give further details about the change in the sports commission’s leadership.
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News of Gregorio’s ascent to the helm of the PSC first swirled in late last year, after he served as the chief de mission of the Philippine delegation in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Gregorio was also the president of the Philippine Rowing Association, which has produced two Olympians in recent years.
PSC leadership formally passed to Bachmann