PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has named Richard “Dickie” Bachmann as the new Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairperson.

In her message to reporters on Wednesday, Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil, Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge, confirmed the appointment of Bachmann, a former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player.

Bachmann is currently the basketball commissioner of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) and chairman of PBA 3×3.

The OPS did not provide any details why Bachmann’s predecessor Noli Eala was replaced.

Eala was appointed as PSC chairman in August this year.

Marcos also named Walter Francis Torres and Edward Lim Hayco the new PSC commissioners.

The PSC is the top government sports body that provides leadership, formulates policies, and sets priorities and direction for all amateur sports promotion and development, particularly giving emphasis to grassroots participation.

Meanwhile, the OPS also announced that Marcos named former Bureau of Customs (BOC) deputy commissioner for enforcement Ariel Nepomuceno as the new Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator.

Nepomuceno resigned as BOC deputy commissioner in August 2017 following the resignation of BOC commissioner Nicanor Faeldon.

The OCD, the implementing arm of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), administers a comprehensive national civil defense and disaster risk reduction and management program by providing leadership in the continuous development of strategic and systematic approaches as well as measures to reduce the vulnerabilities and risks to hazards and manage the consequences of disasters.

Marcos also named Angelito Magno and Glenn Ricarte as new Assistant Directors of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).

The NBI detects and investigates crimes and other offenses against the laws of the Philippines upon its own initiative and as public interest may require, renders technical assistance upon request in the investigation and detection of crimes and other offenses, coordinates with other national and local police agencies in the maintenance of peace and order and establishes and maintains an up-to-date scientific crime laboratory.

The OPS on Wednesday released photos of Nepomuceno, Magno and Ricarte taking their oath before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.

However, the office has yet to release copies of their appointment papers.

PNA