Former La Salle Green Archer and Alaska team manager Richard ‘Dickie’ Bachmann is set to replace Noli Eala as chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission.
Bachmann will come aboard the government sports agency with newly appointed commissioners Philippine Paralympic Committee secretary general Walter Torres and Edward Hayco, who recently stepped down as head of the Cebu Sports Commission, which he headed for 12 years.
Torres used to be a fencer, who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and is currently part of the PPC, the national sports association for physically impaired athletes.
The appointments, made by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., were confirmed by Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge Undersecretary Atty. Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil in a message to the Malacañang Press Corps.
Bachmann was known for his stint in college with the La Salle Green Archers and later with Alaska Milk, first as a player, and then later as team manager.
He is currently in the United States and is expected to assume office by the first week of January.
In the past months, Bachmann worked as basketball commissioner of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and PBA 3×3 chairman.
Bachmann, Torres and Hayco will join Bong Coo, who was earlier named one of the commissioners. Only only slot for commissioner remains unoccupied.
Eala is set to be replaced just four months following his appointment by Malacanang to take care of the government’s sports agency.
Eala recently organized the 2022 Batang Pinoy in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, and reviewed the agency’s grassroots development program. He also made plans to improve the PSC’s projects via his version of Project: Gintong Alay.
