David signed up for the
Ginebra San Miguel, where he was joined by Stag teammate
Marlou Aquino who was picked first overall by Ginebra in the
1996 PBA Draft. In the
1996 Commissioner's Cup, Ginebra barged into the semifinals, facing the
Shell Turbo Chargers. In the series that went into the deciding game, David converted a
three-point field goal to break the 83-all deadlock. However,
Richie Ticzon scored his own three-pointer for Shell; in the ensuing play
Kenny Redfield blocked
Vince Hizon's shot, which led to Redfield's three-pointer to eliminate Ginebra from contention. Ginebra, now sporting the team name Gordon's Gin Boars, David entered the
1997 Commissioner's Cup Finals against the
Alaska Milkmen; the Boars won over the Milkmen in six games, with the title-clinching Game 6 won via a 105–79 rout. In the
1999 PBA All-Filipino Cup quarterfinals, he made an off-balance game-winner shot against
Asi Taulava-
led Mobiline Phone Pals which was one of the biggest upsets in the history of PBA. However, the team was defeated by
Formula Shell in the semifinals. ==PBA career statistics==