There’s no surrender as far as Gilas' case is concerned as Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino will continue to push for the inclusion of the four players no matter what it takes.
In another sorry development, the appeal was again denied Thursday, Sept. 21.
In an effort to fill the void after the team’s request was initially thumbed down by the organizing committee, Cone hastily called the services of Kevin Alas, CJ Perez, Arvin Tolentino and Chris Ross. Marcio Lassiter also got a call up to replace an injured Roger Pogoy.Well, that’s another headache for Cone who seems to be carrying the weight of the nation on his shoulders.
“We are in the process of ensuring lang na nakapasok na po lahat ng mga NSAs na walang laro the following day . Yun po kasi ang policy ni President Tolentino para hindi madistract ang ating koponan, yung mga wala pang competition ang sasali sa opening ceremony” Caballero said.