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Officials from the Joint Administrative Order Group and the Higher Education Commission agreed to submit a report to the Interagency Task Force on possible sanctions from the University of Santo Tomas when its men’s basketball team allegedly conducted a training bubble at Sorsogon during quarantine.
The tripartite group of the Board of Games and Amusements, the Sports Commission and the Philippine Department of Health met with CHED on Friday and discussed the report presented by the university on its internal investigation into the alleged “training bubble.”
READ: JAO Group to Submit Report to DOJ on UST Training Bubble
Last Tuesday, UAAP officials and two-attorney UST representatives met with the JAO Group and CHED to present the findings of the school’s internal investigation.
UST formed an investigative committee to investigate the controversy, but only provided copies of its findings to DOH and CHED.
The school has been at the center of controversy after its men’s basketball team allegedly violated government health protocols by holding a training camp, prompting the departure of its five players and the resignation of the sporting director, the Father Jannel Lawyer.
Sources said Thursday that the UAAP Board of Directors recommended sanctioning UST men’s basketball coach Aldin Ayo for allegedly being responsible for the “Sorsogon bubble” after a three-hour meeting.
It was not clear whether the sanction would be a suspension or a ban.
In a statement, the UAAP Board of Directors said that its recommendations to the Board of Directors cannot be made public at this time “out of respect for the member school in question and the BOT decision-making process.”
“After a long discussion, the UAAP BMD drafted its recommendations, which will be sent to the UAAP Board of Directors for review and approval,” the statement read.
Reports also circulated that Ayo is tending her resignation amid the controversy, but nothing is official yet.
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