KOBE PARAS inked a new deal with Chooks-to-Go to serve as the fried chicken brand’s ambassador on Saturday afternoon.
“There’s no doubt that Kobie would come back,” said Chooks-to-Go President Ronald Mascariñas, who had Paras’s back when he was left in limbo in 2018.
“Chooks-to-Go has been there for me since the lowest point in my life,” Paras said. “They’re really a family to me. What we do here is not business.”
Paras left Cal State Northridge in March 2018 and together with his father, Benjie, returned to the Philippines, thanks to Mascariñas who didn’t hesitate to shoulder the father-son tandem’s flight back.
Mascariñas also vouched for the 6-foot-6 Paras’s commitment to the 23-for-2023 Gilas Cadets program that played in the 2018 Chooks-to-Go Filoil Premier Cup. He also played a huge part in bringing Paras to the University of the Philippines.
“When he first arrived [2018], Kobe was in what we say, a dark place. He was very guarded then. But as he stayed here with us, he was able to realize who he really is and more,” Mascariñas said “I could definitely say, he has become a true Isko [UP student].”
Paras involved himself in numerous outreach activities and drives. He also gave hints at playing in the country’s first professional 3×3 league, Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3.