NorthPort guard Fran Yu during a game against Rain or Shine in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.–PBA IMAGES
MANILA, Philippines—PBA player Fran Yu made headlines Tuesday after being involved in an altercation with a barangay councilor (kagawad) over a parking violation at Barangay 350 in Sta. Cruz, Manila.
According to a report from ABS CBN News, Yu was accused of pushing the barangay councilor, who sustained facial injuries after falling into a gutter amid a heated argument.
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The NorthPort Batang Pier guard denied the accusations, claiming the barangay councilor lost his balance and fell on his own.
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“Nahulog siya kakaatras niya eh. Dapat ililipat ko na yung motor tapos hinawakan ako nung kagawad sa braso ko. Hindi ko alam kung sa kanan o sa kaliwa. Siyempre bilang pag-protekta ko na lang din sa sarili ko, ayun. Akala nung kagawad, tinulak ko,” Yu explained in the report.
In a CCTV footage, the two are seen talking to each other before the barangay councilor seemed to have lost his balance and fell into the gutter.
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The incident began when the barangay councilor approached Yu, who allegedly parked his motorcycle illegally in front of a fastfood chain.
“Nagkataasan ng boses tapos nahulog yung sumita sa aking tanod sa gutter, kasi may gutter doon eh. Nakita nung kagawad, tinulak ko raw. Eh bakit ko naman itutulak yun? Lagi akong nagpa-park sa spot na yun, tapos ngayon lang may sumita sa akin,” Yu said.
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“Maraming nakakita doon sa mismong pangyayari at maraming pwedeng magtestigo sa side ko naman,” he said.
Yu is the latest member of the Batang Pier to be involved in a non-PBA related controversy after John Amores and team governor Erick Arejola.
Amores was involved in a shooting incident last September in Laguna while Arejola found himself in hot water after his involvement in a high school basketball game brawl.
NorthPort is currently gearing up its upcoming PBA Commissioner’s Cup semifinals series with Barangay Ginebra, which tips off February 26.
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