Update: Salud's Statement With Regards to Badua Ban

Chito Salud, former PBA commissioner and current PBA CEO, weighs in on the Badua ban.

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Salud's statement

That being said, I certainly miss Chito Salud as PBA commissioner. While it is early goings for the Narvasa tenure, it doesn't look like it will live up to the standards set by Salud.

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The Banning Of A Sports Journalist: The Snow Badua Incident

Last Friday, September 18, PBA commissioner Chito Narvasa (through a letter) banned sports journalist Snow Badua from covering or participating in the league’s games and activities.

This all-encompassing PBA ban seemed to have stemmed from Badua’s articles and tweets that accuse a certain PBA team governor of several inappropriate activities, including allegedly preventing several popular players from playing on the national team, railroading trades and players, and even having an affair with a popular model.

In what seems to be a relevant incident, the PBA beat reporter of Spin.ph, the media entity for which Mr. Badua writes, was denied permission to cover the practice sessions of the involved PBA governor’s team.

(For those who have not read the story, find it here: http://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/news/pba-commissioner-chito-narvasa-bans-writer-snow-badua-from-pro-league-games-activities)

But this article isn’t about those issues. This article is about the freedom of the press, nay, the right of the press to shed light on issues that fall in the realm of the public interest.