The Senate on Monday authorised on second studying the invoice in search of to grant Filipino citizenship to American basketball participant Justin Donta Brownlee.
Bill sponsor Senator Francis Tolentino urged senators to expedite the naturalization of the Ginebra San Miguel import as a result of deadline for the submission of gamers planning to symbolize their nations within the FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifiers.
Brownlee is predicted to spice up the Gilas Pilipinas basketball workforce within the worldwide event set in February 2023.
“We are running against time here because there is supposed to be a February six-window of the FIBA World Cup. There is a deadline for the submission of lineups coming from all participants,” Tolentino stated.
“Perhaps by almost the end of January if the President signed a law or if it lapses it into a non-signature law, it will take time. And by that time, we are now costing the FIBA,” he added.
The House of Representatives has authorised Brownlee’s naturalization final week.
Brownlee, who has been taking part in within the PBA since 2016, has profession averages of 28.9 factors per recreation, 12 rebounds per recreation, 5.6 assists per recreation, 1.9 steals per recreation, and 1.7 blocks per recreation.
He can also be the primary PBA import to file over 400 three-point subject targets made and ranks first amongst PBA imports for three-point subject targets made with 404 as of July 24, 2022.
In addition, Brownlee ranks an all-time fifth amongst PBA imports when it comes to scoring with 4,539 factors as of April 2022. —Sundy Locus/NB, GMA Integrated News
