Puyat stays as legitimate BAP head
August 24, 2001 | 12:00am
The recent decision by the Court of Appeals nullifying Quintellano "Tiny" Literals election as BAP president has left Gonzalo "Lito" Puyat as the legitimate, rightful head of the local basketball body, and might soon force the FIBA to lift its suspension on the BAP simply because theres nothing more to deliberate on.
"I think thats whats going to happen. The FIBA will lift the suspension and our country will be allowed to compete in the basketball competitions in the coming SEA Games," said Freddie Jalasco, the former BAP president who will serve as chief of mission of the RP delegation to the Kuala Lumpur Games set to start Sept. 8.
Jalasco said the FIBA suspension order, which was handed down last June 22, was based on two grounds - that the two persons (Puyat and Literal) are performing the same functions as BAP president, and that the leadership dispute that actually started last December, has reached the courts.
"Now that the Court of Appeals has decided that Literals election was illegal, it only means one thing... that Mr. Puyat is the legitimate head of the BAP and that the POCs recognition of his group cannot be interfered with by the courts. So, whats there for the FIBA or the International Olympic Committee to arbitrate on?" Jalasco said.
Under the law, Literals group has 15 days upon receipt of the Court of Appeals decision to file its own appeal before the Supreme Court. Abac Cordero
"I think thats whats going to happen. The FIBA will lift the suspension and our country will be allowed to compete in the basketball competitions in the coming SEA Games," said Freddie Jalasco, the former BAP president who will serve as chief of mission of the RP delegation to the Kuala Lumpur Games set to start Sept. 8.
Jalasco said the FIBA suspension order, which was handed down last June 22, was based on two grounds - that the two persons (Puyat and Literal) are performing the same functions as BAP president, and that the leadership dispute that actually started last December, has reached the courts.
"Now that the Court of Appeals has decided that Literals election was illegal, it only means one thing... that Mr. Puyat is the legitimate head of the BAP and that the POCs recognition of his group cannot be interfered with by the courts. So, whats there for the FIBA or the International Olympic Committee to arbitrate on?" Jalasco said.
Under the law, Literals group has 15 days upon receipt of the Court of Appeals decision to file its own appeal before the Supreme Court. Abac Cordero
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