Habambuhay nang hindi maaaring tumapak sa alinmang UAAP-related activity si former Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach Tab Baldwin matapos ang inilabas na desisyon ng UAAP Board nitong Biyernes, Agosto 7.
Kaugnay pa rin ito sa isinagawa ni Baldwin na team-building activity ng Blue Eagles basketball team sa Dipaculao, Aurora noong Hunyo 8 na ikinasawi ng dalawa nitong player na sina Rene Baterbonia at Divine Adili dahil sa pagkalunod.
Sa opisyal na statement ng UAAP Board nitong Biyernes, inanunsiyo ng liga na “The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP), upon the internal investigation of Ateneo de Manila University and upon administrative review of the publicized official reports of the Philippine National Police–Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) into the tragic deaths of student-athletes Rene Clert Baterbonia and Chukwuemeka Divine Adili during a team-building activity held in Dipaculao, Aurora on June 8, 2026, and with the representatives of Ateneo de Manila University having recused themselves from the Board’s final deliberations and decision-making to ensure the integrity of the process, the UAAP Board, in compliance with its mandate to foster educational development through amateur sports, has reached the following decisions.”
“Thomas Anthony Baldwin is PERPETUALLY BANNED from all UAAP competitions and related activities, in any coaching, administrative, advisory, or official capacity, and he is also prohibited from entering any UAAP competition venue. This sanction is final and shall not be appealable,” ayon sa desisyon.
“Team Manager Christopher John Quimpo, assistant coaches Dean Caesar Castaño, Sandro Nicholas Romero Soriano, Reynaldo Jacinto Jr., Hernan Ameer Domingo, Caesar Vincent Javellana Elumba, and Grant Dearns, and physical therapist John Eric Rueca shall be SUSPENDED FROM PARTICIPATION in all UAAP competitions and related activities, in any coaching, administrative, advisory, or official capacity, until further determination by the UAAP Board. During this period, they shall likewise not be permitted to enter UAAP competition venues in an official capacity. This sanction may be appealed to the UAAP Board in accordance with its applicable rules and procedures.”
Gayunman, mananatili ang Blue Eagles basketball squad sa parating na UAAP Season 89.
“In light of these findings, the Ateneo men’s basketball team shall remain eligible to compete in UAAP Season 89, taking into consideration the expressed desire of these student-athletes to honor the memories of their fallen teammates through competition,” ayon pa sa UAAP Board decision.
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