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UAAP Tournament Commissioner not ‘all-powerful’ says Maroons lawyer

A member of the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons legal team bucked claims that the UAAP Tournament Comissioner had “unlimited powers” to impose disciplinary measures, saying on Thursday that this was one of the issues it raised in the Motion for Reconsideration (MR) the school filed to appeal the three-game suspension imposed on […]

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Politics

COMPEL UP, PUP TO COOPERATE WITH POLICE, ARMY ON ALLEGED RED RECRUITMENT – DELA ROSA

Senator Bato dela Rosa has floated the idea of compelling state-run universities to fully cooperate with security forces in ensuring that groups that indoctrinate students into the communist ideology will not be allowed in their campuses. “They should, gobyerno naman gumagastos sa kanila (the government funds them). Government-owned schools ang mga ito (these are government schools) and yet […]

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Musings of an Accidental Maroon Supporter

“Nagrarally lang mga estudyante sa UP.” “Hassle pumila sa UP kapag hindi ka nakakuha ng klase.” “Hindi rin daw nagtuturo mga prof sa UP.” I half-heartedly entered what was supposed to be the best university in the country with these apprehensions communicated to me by family and peers. After a month in the university, I […]

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Consistency critical in UAAP finals officiating, says UP alum group

“What should apply to Juan should apply to all.” This, according to nowheretogobutUP Foundation (ntgbUP) Chairman Atty. Agaton Uvero, “should be the mantra of referees officiating the finals.” “Whether the refs call it tight or allow the boys to be physical during the games, the key is consistency; the standard that they apply to the […]

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UP alumni urge UAAP to tap third-party observers, technology to improve officiating

With the UAAP basketball season nearing its end, alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) reiterated their call for fair officiating after the UP Fighting Maroons narrowly edged the Adamson Falcons 73-71 last Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena. NowheretogobutUP Foundation (ntgbUP) Chairperson Atty. Agaton Uvero stressed this on Tuesday, saying that the […]

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UP TO TAP VETERAN REFEREES TO MONITOR UP-LA SALLE TIFF

A fairly-officiated game that will be decided by the players, not the referees. This, according to nowheretogobutUP Foundation Chairman Atty. Agaton Uvero, is what the UP community is hoping for in the UP Maroons-De La Salle Green Archers matchup on Wednesday, a game that will decide which teams make it to the UAAP Final Four. […]

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From UP Fight to UP Flight

For a time it looked as if the UP Fighting Maroons had nowhere to go but down. After the 1986 UAAP championship, UP’s performance in the premiere collegiate league could be described as uneventful, even dismal, save for two seasons back in 1996 and 1997 when the team reached the Final Four. The UP community […]

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UP, UST Given Relief by UAAP Board of Trustees

  The Board of Trustees (BOT) of the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) has officially allowed foreign players Ibrahim Ouattara of the University of the Philippines (UP) and Steve Akomo of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) to play in the upcoming Season 80. Previously, the Eligibility Committee of the UAAP declared as […]

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Maroons Score Another Recruitment Coup With Acquisition of UAAP Juniors MVP

“Whatever is in store for me in the future, I don’t know yet, but I believe that there’s nowhere to go but up for me.” With that statement, UAAP Jrs Most Valuable Player Juan Gerardo Gomez De Liano left little doubt as to where he would be taking his tremendous talents in college, as the […]