Marcos names ex-judge to head PCSO board

Former Marikina City Regional Trial Court judge Felix Reyes (center) takes his oath as the new chair of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Board of Directors before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (left) in Malacañang on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. PCSO General Manager Mel Robles witnessed the event. —photo from PCO’s official Facebook page

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed a retired judge as board chair of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), Malacañang announced on Tuesday.

In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said that Felix Reyes, former Marikina regional trial court (RTC) judge and ex-president of the Philippine Judges Association, took his oath of office on May 28 before Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin.

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Before his new appointment, the 63-year-old Reyes had been on the PCSO board since November 2022.

Reyes served as acting presiding judge of Taguig RTC Branch 70 from 2017 to 2019, Lipa RTC judge from February 2011 to September 2021, and Calamba City RTC judge from 2011 to 2013.

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