Patrick "Pato" C. Gregorio is a Filipino businessman, hotelier, and sports executive who serves as chairman of the

Philippine Sports Commission The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC; ) is an agency of the Philippine government that tackles matters concerning sports in the country. The sports agency is independent from the Philippine Olympic Committee, a privately-ran organization that e ...

Early life and education

Born in or , Patrick Gregorio is the eldest son of

University of the Philippines The University of the Philippines (UP; ) is a Higher education in the Philippines#State universities and colleges, state university system in the Philippines. It is the country's national university, as mandated by List of Philippine laws, Re ...

(UP) Spanish professor Martin Verdeprado Gregorio and Lucille Kapunan Patrick Gregorio graduated with a bachelor's degree of tourism at UP's Asian Institute of Tourism.

Career

Hotel management

Gregorio was the youngest general manager of the

Manila Hotel The Manila Hotel is a 550-room, historic five-star hotel located along Manila Bay in Manila, Philippines.

and president of Waterfront Hotels and Resorts. He has been the head of hospitality and Lifestyle Ventures with Landco Lifestyle Ventures (LLV) since early 2025.

Sports administration

Gregorio is president of the Philippine Rowing Association (PRA). Gregorio became chairman of the

Philippine Basketball Association The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines, composed of twelve company-branded Franchising, franchise teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia ...

during the 2014–15 season. He has also headed the

Smart Communications Smart Communications Inc., commonly referred to as Smart, is a wholly owned wireless communications and digital services subsidiary of PLDT Inc., a telecommunications and digital services provider based in the Philippines. As of November ...

' sports marketing arm. DuckWorld PH has Gregorio as its chairman of private firm. In collaboration with the

Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC) is a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments. MPTC is in the business of developing and operating toll roads ( expressways) in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam. It is the biggest toll road developer ...

, it relaunched the Tour of Luzon in 2025. On July 1, 2025, Gregorio assumed the position of chairman of the

succeeding

Dickie Bachmann Richard "Dickie" Bachmann (born January 11, 1968) is a Filipino sports executive and former basketball player who serves as the chairman of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC). Education Bachmann attended De La Salle University from 1986 t ...

. The PRA will hold an election determine its next president after Gregorio's appointment to the PSC.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gregorio, Patrick Living people Filipino sports executives and administrators Chairpersons of the Philippine Sports Commission Philippine Basketball Association executives 1960s births Hoteliers University of the Philippines Diliman alumni