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Since May, the DALTA University Perpetual Aid System has closed its athletics department due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. But what about the coaches who still have an active contract with the school?
For Altas head coach Frankie Lim, he would rather decide on his own fate than wait.
The decorated strategist has chosen to leave Perpetual as his contract with the school has been suspended without pay for the past three cuts.
“For me, since my contract was suspended and I am not paid, do I have the option of leaving di ba? I’ve been silent for the last two months”Shared Lim, who was cast by Perpetual in season 94.
“I think that since they don’t pay me, I have the option of looking for another job.”
Lim understands that Perpetual has been struggling with finances and that “sports are not a priority” right now for the school.
All of Lim’s assistant coaches were not renewed by the school last May.
But being a contract worker, Lim, whose contract expires in November, shared that he should still be paid the amount owed since, unlike the Saint Benilde case, he was not suspended. Additionally, Benilde’s coaches were explicitly told that they would return to school a couple of months before the NCAA 96 season begins.
According to Lim, the last time Perpetual bosses contacted him was on August 19, when the school asked him to sign up its recruits.
“It is quite normal (what is happening with some schools right now) kaya lang. I don’t think sports are on the priority list right now. I heard that enrollment at Perpetual is less than fifty percent from last year. Hirap sila. They are trying to manage their finances,”Bared Lim, 60 years old.
“They are not even sure that they can pay my salary, but it is a contractual obligation and I am not an employee but an independent worker.”
After a seven-year absence from the Grand Old League, Lim, a four-time NCAA champion coach, led the Altas to a Final Four finish in season 94 before finally bowing to San Beda. He also helped Prince Eze win the regular season MVP award.
However, his second season with the team was full of controversy, to say the least.
Seven games into the season, the school’s executive committee asked Lim to go “take a leave.”
Lim eventually returned, but the Altas were unable to replicate the magic of season 94, finishing in seventh place with a score of 5-13.
