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    Palace aborts Douthit citizenship - 'not urgent'
    By Marvin Sy (The Philippine Star) Updated October 14, 2010 12:00 AM


    MANILA, Philippines - Congress yesterday failed to approve Marcus Douthit’s application for naturalization, keeping the 6-11 American from reinforcing the national cage team competing in next month’s Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

    Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said that Malacañang has declined to certify as urgent the bill approving the naturalization of Douthit, which would have paved the way for the measure’s passage yesterday.

    According to Zubiri, the Palace did not want to have as its first certified bill one that pertained to the naturalization application of an athlete.

    Zubiri expressed his frustration about the Palace decision, putting to naught the joint effort by both the House of Representatives and the Senate to facilitate the naturalization of Douthit in a bid to strengthen the country’s bid in the quadrennial meet slated Nov. 12-28.

    “We passed this for pride and glory. We in the Senate have done our job but they (Malacañang) didn’t want to certify their first bill as one of naturalization,” Zubiri said
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    “I would like to share my frustrations with this fact and I hope that this government, will have an honest to goodness sports program and that’s (Douthit’s case) part and parcel of that sports program,” he said.

    The Senate on Tuesday passed on second reading Senate Bill No. 2559 or the bill for the naturalization of Douthit a week after the House passed its version of the same bill.

    In order to facilitate the passage of the bill in the Senate, the Palace only had to certify the bill as urgent.

    Because of the failure of the Senate to pass the measure, the earliest possible date that it would be able to tackle Douthit’s naturalization would be on Nov. 8, which would already be too late for his inclusion in the RP roster for the Asiad.

    Presuming that the Senate passes the bill on Nov. 7, it would have to be enrolled for signing of the President and then it must be published in two major dailies before it would become effective.


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    Kung sa shooting team siguro yung request ng Senate, baka approved ka'gad. Baka ilakad pa ni Tabatchoy Puno.

    Tsaka, mas mahalaga kasi si Trillanes, kaya siya ang inuna muna........
    Last edited by chua_riwap; October 15th, 2010 at 02:54 AM.

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    Nadala siguro sa e10-e10 ni pa-gwapo Zubiri....

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    Quote Originally Posted by jonski View Post
    According to Zubiri, the Palace did not want to have as its first certified bill one that pertained to the naturalization application of an athlete.
    wow what a reason! buti sana kung sinabi nilang there are more urgent bills to prioritize. but noooooo, it's just about reputation. e kung wala namang nakapila bakit di na nila unahin?

    sayang naman effort ng congress. minsan lang sila nagtrabaho ng mabilis nadeprioritize pa hehehehe

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    Quote Originally Posted by coiter View Post
    wow what a reason! buti sana kung sinabi nilang there are more urgent bills to prioritize. but noooooo, it's just about reputation. e kung wala namang nakapila bakit di na nila unahin?

    sayang naman effort ng congress. minsan lang sila nagtrabaho ng mabilis nadeprioritize pa hehehehe
    Kaya nga siguro asar ang mga m*k*ng na iyan.... :hysterical:

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    Walang pakialam si Abnoy sa sports pero kapag nanalo ng gold ay sila kukuha ng credits dahil sa "suporta" nila.

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    isang boto lang kasi si douhit. trillanes et al commands more.:D

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    ayos lang sana kung may bang reason pa sila. pero dahil lang dyan kaya hindi na approve? parang mga tanga lang amp. puro papogi inuuna eh. ayaw mag-isip ng tama. bwiset.

Palace aborts Douthit citizenship - 'not urgent'