Tuesday, April 6, 2010

BARRIOS DEFERS ACTION ON ARBOLEDA'S APPEAL

PBA commissioner Sonny Barrios has deferred until the end of the month any action on the appeal made by Air 21 veteran guard Wynne Arboleda to lift his suspension.

Barrios met with Arboleda at the PBA office in Libis, Quezon City yesterday to talk about his case. The latter submitted to the Commissioner’s Office a letter of appeal last March 25, 2010 along with a letter of support signed by by the 10 PBA team captains.

Before a decision on the appeal can be handed down, Barrios said his Office will still have to review and study the merits of the appeal, as well as get an update on the legal cases.

The Commissioner’s Office likewise asked for documentation and validation of the community service Arboleda claimed he has participated in since he was suspended in October 2009 due to an unfortunate incident involving a fan.

The wily court general, in his appeal, said that he was part of basketball clinics for children in Metro Manila and Laguna and also assisted in Airfreight’s 2100’s medical mission in Kalibo, Aklan, blood donations to the Red Cross and other relief operations.

In fact, Arboleda is also scheduled to join other outreach activities in the future, mostly involving children.

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