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RALLY BEHIND UP FIGHTING MAROONS – PERASOL

After finishing the first round of the UAAP men’s basketball tournament with its best record in the Final Four era, UP Men’s Basketball Team Coach Bo Perasol has a message for the UP community: let’s fight as one for the UP Fighting Maroons.  In an open letter released a day after he was ejected in […]

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Musings of an Accidental Maroon Supporter

“Nagrarally lang mga estudyante sa UP.” “Hassle pumila sa UP kapag hindi ka nakakuha ng klase.” “Hindi rin daw nagtuturo mga prof sa UP.” I half-heartedly entered what was supposed to be the best university in the country with these apprehensions communicated to me by family and peers. After a month in the university, I […]

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Consistency critical in UAAP finals officiating, says UP alum group

“What should apply to Juan should apply to all.” This, according to nowheretogobutUP Foundation (ntgbUP) Chairman Atty. Agaton Uvero, “should be the mantra of referees officiating the finals.” “Whether the refs call it tight or allow the boys to be physical during the games, the key is consistency; the standard that they apply to the […]

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UP alumni urge UAAP to tap third-party observers, technology to improve officiating

With the UAAP basketball season nearing its end, alumni of the University of the Philippines (UP) reiterated their call for fair officiating after the UP Fighting Maroons narrowly edged the Adamson Falcons 73-71 last Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena. NowheretogobutUP Foundation (ntgbUP) Chairperson Atty. Agaton Uvero stressed this on Tuesday, saying that the […]

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UP TO TAP VETERAN REFEREES TO MONITOR UP-LA SALLE TIFF

A fairly-officiated game that will be decided by the players, not the referees. This, according to nowheretogobutUP Foundation Chairman Atty. Agaton Uvero, is what the UP community is hoping for in the UP Maroons-De La Salle Green Archers matchup on Wednesday, a game that will decide which teams make it to the UAAP Final Four. […]

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From UP Fight to UP Flight

For a time it looked as if the UP Fighting Maroons had nowhere to go but down. After the 1986 UAAP championship, UP’s performance in the premiere collegiate league could be described as uneventful, even dismal, save for two seasons back in 1996 and 1997 when the team reached the Final Four. The UP community […]

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Kobe Paras is newest UP Maroon

Looks like Gilas high-flying national team forward Kobe Paras will be wearing another jersey with the country’s name emblazoned across his chest. Paras announced on Tuesday that he will be suiting up with the University of the Philippines (UP) Fighting Maroons for UAAP Season 81, joining a formidadble lineup that just recently added fellow Gilas […]

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RICCI RIVERO SAYS ‘NOWHERE TO GO BUT UP’

After being forced to leave the De La Salle Universiy Green Archers and dealing with baseless rumors that cast doubts on his character and made him feel that he had “hit rock bottom,” former UAAP Most Improved Player and Mythical Five member Ricci Rivero believes “there is nowhere to go but UP;” so that is […]

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From #LetRobPlay to #RobWillPlay: A Story of Choice, Chance and Change

  Judge Marlo Magdoza-Malagar of Branch 19 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) in order to allow Rob Ricafort of the UP Fighting Maroons Men’s Basketball Team to play in the ongoing Season 80 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). Previously, the UAAP Eligibility […]

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UP, UST Given Relief by UAAP Board of Trustees

  The Board of Trustees (BOT) of the UAAP (University Athletic Association of the Philippines) has officially allowed foreign players Ibrahim Ouattara of the University of the Philippines (UP) and Steve Akomo of the University of Santo Tomas (UST) to play in the upcoming Season 80. Previously, the Eligibility Committee of the UAAP declared as […]