American NBA veteran Andray Blatche may soon call himself a Filipino, once President Aquino approves his citizenship papers. On Monday, May 26, the Philippine Senate passed a bill to grant citizenship to the 6-foot-11 Brooklyn Nets center. Malacanang did not comment on whether the President would approve the bill or not. However a press release issued by the Senate on Monday said the the passing of the bill had the effect of “clearing the way” for the eight-year NBA veteran to compete at the World Cup in Spain, which starts in August.
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