Press Release - Villanueva sets aside school hoops rivalry, backs citizenship for Ateneo standout
Press Release Villanueva sets aside school hoops rivalry, backs citizenship for Ateneo standout Senator Joel Villanueva endorsed at the Senate the grant of Filipino citizenship to Ateneo standout Ange Kouame, who is being eyed by Gilas Pilipinas as its naturalized player for the upcoming 2021 FIBA Regional Qualifiers. Villanueva, who suited up for the University of Santo Tomas Growling Tigers team that strung together four consecutive championships in the UAAP in the 1990s, credited the work ethic of Kouame, the first foreign player to win Rookie of the Year honors in the collegiate league in...
Source: senate.gov.ph