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Wednesday, June 30, 2010

2010 PBA DRAFT LISTUP ON; FIL-FORS DEADLINE JULY 14, HOMEGROWN AUGUST 16

(From PBA)

The Philippine Basketball Association has begun accepting applicants who are interested to join the 2010 PBA Annual Draft set on Aug. 29 at the Market! Market! in Taguig City.

Applications must fill out forms available at the PBA office at 186 E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave. Libis Quezon City and online at www.pba.ph.

All applicants must be 23 years old by Draft day. If not, he must be any of the following: 1) a college graduate; 2) a high school graduate batch 2006 or earlier, or 3) would have graduated from high school in 2006 or earlier.

A homegrown Filipino rookie hopeful is required to submit his NSO birth certificate, college or high school diploma (if applicant is below 23 years old) and 2x2 ID pictures.

Fil-foreign applicants are also required to complete the following documents: a) Bureau of Immigration (BI) Certificate of Recognition, b) Department of Justice (DOJ) Affirmation, c) Applicant’s authenticated birth certificate issued by the NSO (if born in the Philippines) or  equivalent official agency in a country other than the Philippines, d) Authenticated birth certificate of applicant’s Filipino parents or other valid/authenticated equivalent document acceptable to the appropriate agency, e) Marriage certificate of applicant’s parents, or in the absence thereof due to circumstances beyond the applicant’s control, legal recognition by applicant’s Filipino father or other proof evidencing filiation such as a will, record of birth or DNA test results, f) Duly notarized and/or authenticated naturalization papers of Filipino parent, if applicable, g) Duly notarized affidavits of at least three (3) persons residing in the Philippines attesting to claim of citizenship by applicant, h) Other documents which the PBA Commissioner may require.

Fil-foreign applicants also have to submit themselves to a personal interview to be conducted by the Office of the Commissioner at a place and time to be designated by the commissioner.

“We are inviting those who are aspiring to play in the PBA to join our upcoming Annual Draft. Who knows, one you may be the next PBA superstar,” said PBA commissioner Sonny Barrios.

Barrios said no residency requirement will be imposed on Fil-foreign applicants this year but all those joining the Draft are required to attend the week-long Expanded Rookie Camp scheduled on Aug. 21-27.

Deadline for submission of application and other requirements for Fil-foreign applicants is July 14 while homegrown applicants have until August 16 to turn in their applications and documentary requirements.(

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