MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Senate on Monday approved on the third and final reading the bills granting Filipino citizenship to athletes Ange Kouame of basketball and Bienvenido Marañon of football.
They will now be transmitted to President Rodrigo Duterte for his signature. Once the measures are passed into law, both Kouame and Marañon will be eligible to represent the Philippines in international competitions. Kouame, meanwhile, has already been training with the Philippine national team pool in anticipation of his naturalization.
"Ange is still very young and his game is still developing. This early we have already seen how good he is playing in the UAAP. He will only improve with his continued training at the hands of our very capable coaching staff and trainers in Gilas Pilipinas," he added.
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