PBA players di dapat umayaw sa Gilas

MAAARI umanong kanselahin ng Games and Amusement Board (GAB) ang lisensya ng mga manlalaro ng Philippine Basketball Association na ayaw maglaro para sa national team na Gilas Pilipinas.

Ito ang sinabi ni House committee on games and amusement chairman at Dasmariñas Rep. Elpidio Barzaga matapos na tumangging maglaro sa Philippine team sina Greg Slaughter at Marcio Lassiter.

“The GAB should not issue license to play for those PBA players who were selected to play for the Philippine team but refused to join and play invoking flimsy reasons,” ani Barzaga.

“On account of their popularity and glamorous standing, there are some PBA players who conveniently forget service to our country like carrying the Philippine colors in the forthcoming FIBA championship in Spain scheduled in August this year.”

Sinabi ni Slaughter na nahihiya siyang sumama sa team dahil mas tama umano na ang kumatawan sa bansa ay ang 12 manlalaro ng Gilas na nagdala sa bansa sa FIBA World Cup na gaganapin sa Spain.

Pero para kay Barzaga hindi sapat ang dahilang ito. “They should be reminded that professional basketball is subject to regulation by the state and dissservice to the country would be a valid ground for the government not to issue a license to them to play in the PBA,” ani Barzaga.

“It is quite ironic that at present, they have forgotten their oath when they decided to be citizens of our Republic and refused to don the Philippine colors in FIBA.”

( Photo credit to INS )