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UAAP Season 85 President Fr. Aldrin Suan (seated, center) and Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) president Ramon “Tats” Suzara (seated, second from left) with UAAP board members and officials (standing, from left) Sergio Lim and Nilo Ocampo of National University, Em Fernandez of Ateneo, Mark Molina of Far Eastern University, Rod Roque of University of the East, UAAP Season 85 Secretary Treasurer Fr. Andrew Bayal also of Adamson University, Nonong Calanog of De La Salle, Dean Francisco “Kiko” Diaz of University of the Philippines, UAAP Executive Director Rebo Saguisag, Edwin Reyes also of De La Salle; and (seated, from left) Lady Gudmalin of the UAAP Secretariat. Seated at right is PNVF Secretary General Don Caringal.

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PNVF draws UAAP’s commitment of support to national team program


The Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) drew the commitment of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) on the national team program the thrust of which is to establish a wide pool of young potential players for major international competitions.

The commitment was forged in a PNVF-UAAP board meeting on Tuesday morning at Adamson University, host of the UAAP’s 85th season.

“Yes, the UAAP is very supportive of the national team program,” said Adamson University athletic director Fr. Aldrin Suan, also the president of UAAP Season 85.

“The PNVF is thankful for the commitment of support from the UAAP,” said PNVF president Ramon “Tats” Suzara, who was accompanied in the meeting by his secretary general, Don Caringal. “With this, we have a secured future for the national team.”

The commitment borders on the UAAP aligning its volleyball schedule with the International Volleyball Federation’s (FIVB) program of world calendar and the league lending its players to the national team.

The national team for the Cambodia 32nd Southeast Asian Games campaign, however, won’t have UAAP players because of its proximity to the end of the UAAP volleyball season. The Cambodia games are set from May 5 to 16, 2023, the same period when the UAAP is about to conclude its season.

“The Vietnam and Cambodia SEA Games were scheduled in May, not the traditional SEA Games schedule of November up to December because of the offshoot of the Covid-19 pandemic,” Suzara said. “But come 2023, the SEA Games return to its traditional schedule and the UAAP players would be free for the national team by then.”

The FIVB’s world calendar starts in May and ends in October of each year for the so-called national team window.

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Also present at the PNVF-UAAP meeting were National University’s Sergio Lim and Nilo Ocampo, Ateneo’s Em Fernandez, Far Eastern University’s Mark Molina, University of the East’s Rod Roque, UAAP Season 85 Secretary-Treasurer Fr. Andrew Bayal also of Adamson University, De La Salle’s Nonong Calanog and Edwin Reyes, University of the Philippines’ Dean Francisco “Kiko” Diaz, University of Santo Tomas’s Gigi Kamus and UAAP Executive Director Rebo Saguisag.

“The UAAP is fully supportive of the initiatives of the PNVF, but for this immediate season, we have made preparations for our respective calendar of events,” Diaz said. “In fact, our current schedule of events fits perfectly with theirs [PNVF], so I don’t see any conflict.”

The major competitions that could see UAAP players on the national team include the Hangzhou 19th Asian Games in September 2023, Asian championships, Asian Volleyball Confederation Cups for Men and Women and the Asean Grand Prix.

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