that national youth players are selected from the same schools which their coaches are affiliated with which he says is "coincidence at best and justifiable" but concedes that it creates doubts due to a lack of transparency on the selection process. Palami is reportedly planning to choose regularly competing players from three pools in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao for the final line-up of the youth teams. After helping the senior team qualify for their very first Asian Cup, Palami in March 2018 stated that he is considering another role in Philippine football. He said he might get involved in the grassroots of football in the country. Basketball In 2014, he was appointed as the team manager of the UP Fighting Maroons men's basketball team that have played in the UAAP. Sports administration After he graduated and established his own company, Palami and members of his staff began to play at the back of the Quezon City Hall and later at the Sunken Garden at the University of the Philippines. This would lead to the founding of Laos F.C. which later had some success at local tournaments such as the Ang Liga. Palami is also the owner of Global Cebu F.C. since the club's inception. until December 2017, when the club was sold to Alvin Caranzza of MacGraphics Carranz. Business career Palami is the CEO of Autre Porte Global Inc. (APT Global), a railway engineering company which is involved in various capacities in LRT-1 and LRT-2 in Metro Manila. References 1970 births Football people in the Philippines Living people 21st-century Filipino businesspeople People from Tacloban Sportspeople from Leyte (province) Filipino sports executives and administrators United Football League (Philippines) head coaches Global Makati F.C. managers Filipino football head coaches Filipino football chairmen and investors