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PCU may not hear the expression ‘welcome back’ from its peers.

After being suspended last season due to players switching identities, the Philippine Christian University Dolphins may possibly not return in all the events of 84^th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) this June, 2008. Due to new offenses discovered by the Management Committee on its final investigation, NCAA may extend the suspension against PCU.

A reliable source close to the NCAA, who requested anonymity told inboundpass.com that the Man Com has identified four new players who were guilty of submitting false identities and academic records.

They are junior players Victor Miguel Oliveros, Jundell Navaja, James De Gano and Elvin Jake Pascual under coach Bong Sales. Sales and his coaching staff were all dismissed.

Jaypee Importante, whose real name is Vincent King Importante, was the first player discovered guilty of identity switching last year. He switched his original age 19 to a 16 year old person to allow him eligible to play in the junior division.

With that, NCAA ordered PCU to surrender the junior basketball first runner-up trophy won by the Baby Dolphins and, after one month, the Policy Board suspended PCU for one season in all events.

Paul Supan, chairman of NCAA Man Com, released a statement last March 12, 2008, saying: “The NCAA Policy Board, headed by Vincent K. Fabella of JRU, has arrived at a consensus regarding the issue on PCU.

“But we hope to meet with PCU officials at the soonest possible time before making any announcement.”

The source disclosed the NCAA Policy Board, composed of school presidents, met at the Casino Espanol last March 12, 2008 to discuss the PCU letter, which is a response to the NCAA letter given to them recently.

The response that was sent to the NCAA, according to the source, was that they did not argue on any of the points that were brought out in the NCAA report. They are just asking for “mercy” and understanding.

In a surprise visit by Inboundpass.com, Paul Supan would like to stress that some of the newspapers have misquoted his statements, and as of that time the news of this issue has been released, there has been no official statement on the status regarding PCU’s reinstatement in the league.

 

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