UAAP executive director Atty. Rebo Saguisag yesterday admitted the league was indecisive whether to push through with the remainder of the 82nd season and hold the 83rd season.
Both seasons were eventually called off, but Saguisag is convinced the UAAP Board of Trustees made the right decision.
“We were actually criticized for being urong-sulong. As much as possible, we really wanted Season 82 to push through. We were listening to the science, adjusting to the IATF protocols, kasi the lazy answer would have been to easily cancel na natin ang Season 82 para wala na tayong problema,” Saguisag said.
“But we were studying and adjusting to the times, and the same was true with Season 83 where we had all sorts of different scenarios, Plans A, B, C, D, and E, all according to science, of course, and it can be done,” he added.
UAAP 84th season president Emmanuel Calanog of host La Salle added there’s more to life than holding a season amid the threat of an unseen but vicious enemy.
“Remember that unlike the PBA, which is a professional league where the players play for pay and that is their livelihood, for student-athletes, athletics is just a part of their whole student life,” Calanog said.
