Fédération Internationale de Basket-ball (FIBA)
Greetings Gentlemen, Ladies:
I am a basketball scout from the Philippines and I would like to ask the status of Filipino-Americans Jordan Clarkson and Jalen Green who we would love to see play for our Gilas Pilipinas National Team as locals. The Philippines base it's citizenship from Jus Sanguinis or the Right of Blood so if your grandparent is Filipino, you are a natural-born Filipino as compared to a naturalized Filipino. Others countries like the United States derive citizenship from Jus Soli or the Right of Soil. I understand that FIBA Rules state that players should have a passport of their country of origin at 16 years old. We are not sure if the players in question have acquired Filipino passports at age 16. However they are FIlipinos at birth as stated by the Philippine Constitution. I hope you reconsider our case.
Sincerely,
Luis Voltaire Guzman Castillo
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