THE Games and Amusements Board (GAB) agreed on Friday morning to reinstate Calvin Abueva’s professional basketball license.
But the fearless Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Master, suspended indefinitely by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), needs to undergo a process before he gets his license back, GAB Chairman Abraham Kahlil “Baham” Mitra told the BusinessMirror in a texted message.
“After due deliberation by the [GAB] Board, we have decided to reinstate the professional basketball license of Mr. Calvin Abueva, subject to several conditions,” Mitra said.
Mitra said Abueva must undergo a seminar on the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards of a Professional Athlete and that he signs a document stating he will abide by the rule.
Abueva, Mitra added, must undergo the mandatory drug test as part of the medical requirements of the GAB.
The GAB license is the first step for the former San Sebastian College star to return to the PBA, which suspended him indefinitely for clotheslining TNT Katropa’s import and engaging Ray Parks Jr.’s girlfriend in a spat in May last year. He was also fined P70,000.
The PBA earlier agreed to join Phoenix in the Clark bubble, but is still barred from even watching his team play at the Philippine Cup restart at the Angeles University Foundation Gym starting on October 11.
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Does the seminar apply PBA-wide? It should be mandatory for all Filipino professional athletes, not just in the PBA, to undergo the same seminar, sign that document before being allowed to play professionally and thay they need not be sanctioned first by their own team/governing sports commission for any disorderly conduct before the rule applies to them. Code should appy in and out of playing field. This way, it will be priority in their minds to act real professionals and be aware that their playing days may end abruptly should they be proven guilty of unruly actions.