PBA News: Why Andre Paras is a Fil-foreigner under quirky PBA rules
PHOTO: Jerome Ascaño | PBA Images SURPRISING as Andre Paras' application for the PBA Rookie Draft was, all the more shocking was him being a Fil-foreigner in the eyes of the pro league. The son of two-time PBA MVP Benjie was curiously one of the players who the league said have yet to submit the necessary documents proving his Filipino citizenship to the PBA office, two days before a league-imposed deadline. It's quite strange for Paras to be considered a Fil-foreigner given that he is as Filipino as balut. But it turned out the ruling only boils down to one thing: his place of birth.
Source: spin.ph