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March 2, 2021

Getting ready for Gilas Pilipinas: Sen. Sonny Angara co-sponsors House Bill No. 8632 under Committee Report No. 189 or An Act Granting Philippine Citizenship to Kakou Ange Franck Williams Kouame. Kouame, of Ivory Coast, is a student-athlete from the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) and has been dominating the basketball scene. He was the Rookie of the Year in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 81. Kouame’s naturalization is being pushed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) for Gilas Pilipinas’ campaign for 2023 FIBA World Cup. He has already trained with members of the Philippine National Team while waiting for the passage of his citizenship bill. "Mr. President, Kakou Ange Franck Williams Kouame is primed to make a significant contribution to Philippine basketball. He is ready and able and willing to play for the national team,” Angara said in his co-sponsorship speech during Tuesday's hybrid plenary session, March 2, 2021. (Screen grab/Senate PRIB)

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