UAAP: 'I will not let this pass' – Sen. Pia Cayetano on 'Pingoy Rule'

Published April 16, 2013 6:28pm

After the UAAP board upheld the "Jerie Pingoy" rule, senator and former student athlete Pia Cayetano said on Twitter that she won't let the new two-year residency rule for incoming UAAP college athletes happen.

Yes, I will not let this pass. #NotoUAAPRule@honeysoneboy: Madam Sen... they still upheld it. You know what to do ma'am :D"

— pia cayetano (@piacayetano) April 16, 2013

If they dont change this,it will be damaging to many athletes. RT @jerrycool_lang: new UAAP rule is a clear violation of one's choice.

— pia cayetano (@piacayetano) April 16, 2013

Going for a swim to clear my head. So disappointed in the #NewUAAPRule unless the implementing guidelines plug all the loops.

— pia cayetano (@piacayetano) April 16, 2013

[Related: Board votes to keep 'Jerie Pingoy' rule]

The former UP volleyball player has openly opposed the collegiate league's new rule, which forces players transferring UAAP schools from highschool to college to sit-out for two years. She even called for a special Senate hearing on the matter.

[Related: Sen. Pia Cayetano decries high school residency rule]

The "Jerie Pingoy Rule" will take effect this coming UAAP season. — RNB/OMG, GMA News

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