PASAY CITY, March 15 -- Senator Sonny Angara sees the addition of Ange Kouame to the Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team as a boost to the Philippines’ chances in qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.
Angara, the chairman of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), is the principal author of Senate Bill 1892 granting Philippine citizenship to Kakou Ange Franck Williams Kouame through naturalization, which was approved on third and final reading today.
Senate Bill 1892 is the counterpart of House Bill 8632, introduced by SBP vice chairman, Antipolo Rep. Robbie Puno.
Angara thanked his colleagues in the Senate for the support given to Kouame, particularly Committee on Justice and Human Rights chairman Richard Gordon, who sponsored and defended the bill in plenary.