[3] In 2002, BCAP secured a favorable ruling from the Court of Appeals (CA) with regard to their position of hiring foreign coaches under Article 40 of the Labor Code.
For an enterprise registered in preferred areas of investments, said employment permit may be issued upon recommendation of the government agency charged with the supervision of said registered enterprise.The BCAP in the past has insisted that the ruling also include college basketball such as the UAAP although it has clarified that the ruling doesn't include the head coach role in the Philippine national team due to its "temporary" nature.
Caloy Garcia, a Filipino, took the role of active consultant for Rain and Shine after serving as head coach for the team.
[6] Chot Reyes took the role of senior consultant for the TNT Tropang Giga's campaign in the 2023 PBA Governors' Cup so he could focus more on coaching the Philippine national team.
There are duties that a consultant could not make, such as speaking in behalf of the team during press conferences, which is done by the head coach.
Such is the case for Ron Jacobs, Tim Cone, and Norman Black after they have married Filipino nationals.