UAAP imposes one-year ban on La Salle

**laklak** · April 24th, 2006 03:51 PM

anyword if atkins and company would stay on for season 70?

**boybi** · April 24th, 2006 09:43 PM

what will happen to those students studying under varsity scholarship programs, especially those graduating this school year? will they still enjoy being scholars now that DLSU will not be playing in any UAAP games?

**johnnyd** · April 25th, 2006 02:22 PM

Copied from greenarcher.net

Statement from Jose S. Tanjuatco
DLSU Representative to the UAAP Board of Trustees

Introduction

Over the past few days, you have requested for my comments about the UAAP decision to suspend DLSU from all sporting events for a period of one year. As promised I am now meeting with you to give my comment. To be clear on the matter, I am issuing the following statement in my individual capacity. It is not a statement for and on behalf of DLSU.

My Statement

The UAAP Board of Trustees meeting was held last Friday, April 21. The discussion about the DLSU matter started at around 11:30 a.m..

The UAAP Fact Finding Committee report was discussed. I am not at liberty to furnish you with copies. But suffice it to say that the report did not:

reach a conclusion as to who are the guilty parties;

specify charges against DLSU; and

provide for a recommendation to the UAAP Board of Trustees.

On or about 3:00 p.m., the UAAP President asked us (Mr. Daniel Jose
and I) to leave the meeting room so that the other board members can decide and vote on the DLSU matter.

We requested for clarification on what will be voted upon. We were informed that the board will vote on possible sanctions to be imposed upon DLSU. We then asked if the sanctions include a possible suspension. The reply was Yes.

But based on what charges? We pointed out that charges have not been filed against DLSU, not by any member university, not by the UAAP fact finding Committee, nor by the UAAP Board of Trustees.

We further explained that due process must be observed. Charges must first be filed, then DLSU is given reasonable time to reply to the charges and then and only then can a decision be rendered. Sensing that some seemed unconvinced, we gave the simple example of a game placed under protest. The member university against whom the protest was filed is informed of the basis of the protest and is given reasonable time to present its counter arguments. It is only after these that a decision is rendered. We reiterated that due process must always be observed, most specially in a very serious matter as a possible suspension.

We asked the Board's indulgence and read Section 9; Article II of the UAAP Constitution and by-laws:

"Any member of the Association may file charges against a Member University by filing a written complaint with the President of the Association. The Board of Trustees shall call a special meeting of the Board to consider the charges. The affirmative vote of æ of all the Member Universities shall be necessary to suspend and expel a member."

(Underscoring ours)

We stressed that in addition to observing due process, the UAAP Board of Trustees must ensure that it is in strict compliance with and adherence to the UAAP Constitution and by-laws. One board member remarked that we were being too technical. We assured the board that we were not, nor were we being too legalistic. We cited that it is the basic right of any person or institution to first be charged, be given the opportunity to refute the charges before being subjected to judgment. Failure to observe this will open the UAAP board to criticism and its decision may be questioned.

Before leaving the meeting room, we sought to be assured that what will be deliberated upon are the charges to be filed against DLSU, and that the board will not yet vote on sanctions against DLSU. One board member confirmed that we will be given a list of charges consequent to their deliberations. Another board member added that the complaint or charges will be in writing. No board member said otherwise. As we left the meeting room at around 3:00 p.m., we remarked that we leave the room premised on the foregoing.

Around 4:30 p.m., we were invited back to the meeting room. Instead of preparing and furnishing us with the list of charges (or a written complaint), the UAAP Board summarily decided, declared DLSU guilty and imposed the penalty of one year suspension covering all sporting events.

Many will call this treachery. I would rather focus the discussion on the following points:

DLSU was denied due process.

The UAAP board's non compliance with and non adherence to the UAAP Constitution and by-laws, specifically the provisions governing suspensions.

Based on the foregoing, the UAAP decision raises a lot of questions. Why can it not wait? Why can charges not first be filed? Why can't DLSU be given the opportunity to face its accusers and refute the accusations? Was there a predisposition to suspend DLSU?

It is not far fetched that the UAAP decision may be assailed particularly its impartiality and even its validity.

**CVT** · April 25th, 2006 02:50 PM

The truth will set us free...

**gearspeed** · April 25th, 2006 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by odell

badtrip un sa mga naglalaro ng maayos... at malinis ang papel...

I agree nakakabadtrip yun dapat hindi damay yung ibang event dapat ang ban lang yung basketball team..

**mazdamazda** · April 25th, 2006 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by baludoy

hmmm...i think quinito "the dean" henson conveniently forgot to write: never mind if bro armin and company were sitting on the information that the deped has confirmed that benitez's and gatchalian's papers were faulty and dubious several months before this season's uaap bball championships

right or wrong, johnnyd is right.it's time to just "green and bear it"

Err... but did anyone formally complain about the papers of those two players?

**scarab** · April 25th, 2006 09:25 PM

Originally Posted by mazdamazda

Err... but did anyone formally complain about the papers of those two players?

....hehehe... walang may kayang mag-cast nung first stones...

**nmtin** · April 25th, 2006 10:07 PM

Come to think of it, all UAAP schools threw the stone already. They punished DLSU. Rumor has it, DLSU came out with the eligibility issue because some poeple were planning to explode the news. So in order to save face, they came out first. Well it does make sense. Imbes na caught in the act ka, umamin ka na lang, may moral victory ka pa in one way or another.

In my POV, may maling nangyari. People who had the power to make decisions abused it by fielding in inelegible players. They were aware of the possible consequences (suspension from the UAAP or being thrown out), but they continued with their actions. You can't blame the board for suspending DLSU. Blame those who wanted to win at all costs. You can't really compare this to Adamson's case. Both have points to consider. Adamson hid facts, while DLSU came out with it. But Adamson had one player, while DLSU had two... (one is forgivable but two?) something fishy is going on

**Bogeyman** · April 25th, 2006 10:29 PM

It was possible that DLSU wasn't even aware of the anomaly, but it doesn't diminish the gravity of the case IMO. Even the lack of complainants doesn't make it any less serious. Sure, they volunteered the information. And it naturally merited a disciplinary action because it indicated negligence on their part. Hindi naman siguro nag-eexpect ang DLSU ng applause, accolades and medals for exposing something wrong in their own backyard, especially since the revelation was already made after the fact. That's a bit too much.

Ang matindi nito, once the UAAP board starts investigating all the other universities, baka NU na lang ang lumabas na walang kasalanan.

**scarab** · April 25th, 2006 10:43 PM

...may this serve as an eye-opener to other universities na lang. some univ. have forgotten their priorities for their athletes in the first place... education.

....nung college kasi ako, yung mga kaklase kong varsity players isang beses lang kung pumasok sa isang semester tapos pag minsang papasok parang aloof sila sa mga dinidiscuss ng prof.