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PBA board not renewing Chito Narvasa term as commissioner, appoints Rickie Santos as OIC

From: Karlo Sacamos
November 2, 2017, 11:55 am



The board has lost confidence in Chito Narvasa, according to incoming chairman Mon Fernandez of NLEX. Jerome Ascano

THE PBA board has declined the renewal of the term of league commissioner Chito Narvasa for the next season, leaving the post vacant until a two-thirds vote is reached to appoint a new league chief.

Seven governors convened in a special board meeting on Thursday morning and filed a resolution to “no longer support and endorse the renewal” of Narvasa.

Incoming chairman Mon Fernandez of NLEX spoke on behalf of the board, refusing to label the controversial trade between Kia and San Miguel Beer as the final straw that triggered their decision.

“It’s a simple loss of confidence, among other things, including performance,” Fernandez said. “The trade is not the main issue. It’s really a loss of confidence already.”

Although gaining the majority, the board still needs to get one more vote for a total of eight to start the process of appointing a new commissioner.

Five representatives – from the the San Miguel Corp. group, Globalport, and Kia, were no-shows in the board meeting.

For now, the league has appointed deputy commissioner Rickie Santos as the officer-in-charge “to ensure the continuity of the operations of the PBA for the meantime.”