MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine Amateur Baseball Association (Paba) will elect its new set of officers tomorrow at the Quezon City Sports Club, Paba vice president Ely Baradas announced yesterday.
According to Baradas, all existing Paba members and stakeholders of baseball in the country have been invited to the 2 p.m. activity.
“We are opening the doors to new stakeholders; they can participate in the election and even run as candidates provided they will first become members of Paba,†he said.
Paba’s general membership will vote for the position of president, as well as three vice presidents, one secretary general and three members-at-large.
Baradas said they have already requested for an observer from the Philippine Olympic Committee and submitted a list of members of Paba and new stakeholders and a new Constitution and by-laws to the Olympic body.
The POC has required the Paba to accept stakeholders that have not been a part of the association previously, like the UAAP, SCUAA, Pony, Little League, and Baseball Philippines, among others.
The list of members and stakeholders:
Little League Philippines, Philippine Tot Baseball, Junior Baseball Softball Foundation, PRISAA, Department of Education SCUAA UAAP, Baseball Philippines, Titans, Lipa Barakitos, LABS, CEBU, DAVAO, TARLAC Athletic Club, Secondary Baseball Association, Marikina Used Basketball Association, Canlubang Baseball and Softball Club;
Ateneo De Manila University, Southridge School for Boys, Las Salle Zoble, Las Salle Canlubang, La Salle Greenhills, Las Sale Lipa, Las Salle Antipolo, Brent International School, Xavier, Marist, Japan International School, Lipa Canossa;
ILLAM, Manila, Marikina, MLL, Pasig, Quezon City, JCI-Manila-GAwas Kalinga, Caloocan, Antipolo, Florida Blanca, Nueva Ecija, Ilocos Norte, Rizal Province, Bulacan, Isabela, Imus, Gen. Trias, Lipa, Lipa Baratikos, Cavite, Sta. Cruz, Laguna, Tanauan, Batangas, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Naga, Legaspi, Talisay, Bacolod, Zamboanga, Dasmariñas, Cavite, Makati, Taguig, Libjo Batangas, Bayanan, Tarlac, Calamba, Los Baños.