By REYNALD MAGALLON
Converge is urging the PBA to revisit its policies after the appointment of Pampanga Gov. Delta Pineda as the team’s governor was turned down by the board.
It was no less than team owner Dennis Uy who appealed to the PBA regarding the decision which cited Pineda’s involvement in politics as the reason for the rejection.
“Converge is urging that this policy be revisited or, at the very least, more liberally interpreted so as not to negate the owner’s prerogative and for the betterment of the PBA and Philippine basketball,” said Uy in a statement.
The FiberXers said they regretted the Board’s decision, saying that Pineda could have contributed new and fresh ideas that would make the league’s competition better and stronger.
“Just as other PBA leaders past and present worked tirelessly for PBA’s success, Governor Pineda will undoubtedly do the same for the league, if not more,” said Uy
“We believe that new ideas, fresh perspectives, and better and stronger competition which Gov. Pineda would definitely bring to the PBA ,could only attract a wider, bigger fan base for our players and the league,” he added.
Uy also stood by his decision of choosing Pineda to be his representative in the board and stressed that the ‘appointment of a public servant in the PBA Board of Governors would not necessarily make it political’.
“Not only do we continue to believe in every owner’s prerogative to appoint his representative to the Board, we also advocate openness and less rigidity so that this prerogative can be reasonably and judiciously upheld in the face of clear, compelling reasons for why a Delta Pineda sitting in the PBA can only make PBA stronger and its fans better served.”
