PSC Board now complete as Fritz Gaston named commissioner

The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) Board has now been completed after the agency named Fritz Gaston the latest commissioner, joining Bong Coo, Walter Torres, and Edward Hayco.

The four will work alongside chairman Richard Bachmann ahead of a busy 2023 for the Philippines, which will see the country join various tournaments like the 32nd SEA Games in May while also serving as host for the 2023 FIBA World Cup in August.

"Commissioner Gaston’s extensive experience and leadership as a sports executive, former athlete and coach will certainly be an asset towards our goal of providing the most we can for our elite and grassroots athletes and the Filipino people," Bachmann said in a statement.

"I am happy that we are coming into the second quarter of the year with a complete board."

Gaston is a former PBA player and chairman of the Games and Amusements Board. He  also represented the country with the 1977 national youth basketball team while he coached the national women’s basketball team that won a bronze medal in the 2007 SEA Games in Nakhon Ratchasima City, Thailand.

“My family, they are happy for me because they’ve always rooted for me for sports, and they know I’m a sportsman. Even if I worked in a corporate, alam nila na love ko talaga yung sports,” said Gaston after his meeting with Bachmann earlier today.

("My family, they are happy for me because they’ve always rooted for me for sports, and they know I’m a sportsman. Even if I worked in corporate, they know that I really love sports.")

“This is more challenging and has a sense of purpose for me since I have been an athlete. We just have to take care of all the athletes, from the elite, all the way from the grassroots."

—Bea Micaller/JMB, GMA Integrated News