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MANILA, Philippines – The Sorsogon Governor’s Office announced Wednesday that it found the former head coach of the University of Santo Tomás (UST), Aldin Ayo, “not responsible” for any violation of health protocols, in relation to the “bubble” held in his hometown of Capuy.
A memorandum acquired by The Varsitarian and signed by the Governor of Sorsogon, Francis “Chiz” Escudero, said that the activities carried out by Ayo were “legitimate”.
MIRA: The governor of the province of Sorsogon, Francis “Chiz” Escudero, certifies that Ayo and the UST camp did not carry out prohibited basketball activities in the province. pic.twitter.com/c8qWK3YFbw
– Varsitarian Sports (@VSportsUST) September 30, 2020
“The actions carried out by Ayo are in accordance with the protocols and health guidelines (of the IATF), and that there was no basketball training for teams sanctioned by the UST carried out at the home of Mr. Aldin V. Ayo”, indicates the memorandum .
There were also no prohibited basketball activities performed by his guests, UST players, outside of Ayo’s residence, the memo noted.
According to The Varsitarian, the Sorsogon City Police also found Ayo “not responsible” for any violation of the health protocols imposed by the Interagency Task Force (IATF), and the people in the group, including the players, had obtained the Due documents required before traveling to Sorsogon.
The people also went through a 14-day home quarantine before continuing with “agricultural personal development training,” which was certified by Captain Barangay de Capuy according to The Varsitarian.
BREAK: Sorsogon City PNP found UST head coach Aldin Ayo “NOT RESPONSIBLE” for any violation of IATF health protocols.
According to the incident report, no UST-sanctioned team basketball training took place at Ayo’s home. pic.twitter.com/N3Aa6TO4gJ
– Varsitarian Sports (@VSportsUST) September 30, 2020
The Sorsogon PNP incident report noted that the city government issued an acceptance certificate for the players on June 26 and July 22, and that their activities in the “bubble” were focused on “agricultural activities”, in as opposed to basketball training.
Ayo resigned his position as head coach of the UST in the wake of the Sorsogon bubble controversy, where the Growling Tigers were said to have trained at Capuy since June. The UAAP has also given him an indefinite ban.
The controversy has led to the collapse of UST’s promising men’s basketball program, with the departure of former team captain CJ Cansino not only bursting the bubble, but also starting the exodus of players from the team.
Season 82 rookie of the year Mark Nonoy, high-flying swingman Rhenz Abando, veteran Brent Paraiso, and high school top pick, Bismarck Lina, dropped out of school and transferred to other colleges.
UST Growling Tigers, Aldin Ayo, UAAP, Sorsogon bubble, Universidad de Santo Tomas, Chiz Escudero
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