Pinahintulutan na ng PBA Board of Governors ang paglipat sa pag-aari ng Columbian Dyip franchise sa Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation mula sa sister company nito na Columbian Autocar Corporation.
Ang nasabing development ay kinumpirma ni PBA vice-governor Bobby Rosales, na siya ring Columbian governor, sa virtual virtual press conference matapos ang board meeting ng liga sa PBA office sa Quezon City.
“This afternoon, I submitted a letter request to the board on behalf of the Columbian Autocar Corporation which owns the PBA franchise. The request is to transfer the franchise to the sister company … Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation. Both companies are owned and controlled by [Palawan] governor Jose Alvarez,” saad ni Rosales.
Paliwanag ni Rosales, ang Terrafirma ang may-ari ng assembly plant ng lahat ng sasakyan na pag-aari ng Columbian group of companies ni Alvarez at maging ang iba pang brand gaya ng Peugeot.
“Top management decided to streamline its operations. That is the reason [behind] the transferring of the franchise from Columbian Autocar to Terrafirma,” ani Rosales.
Sa panig naman ni PBA chairman Ricky Vargas, kaunting dokumento na lamang ang kailangan para maging pormal ang paglipat ng prangkisa.
“After a review by our lawyer, [Rosales] reported to the board and they satisfy all requirements of our constitution and to just submit two or three more documents and have the board approved the change of ownership,” saad ni Vargas.
