PSL BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE CUP : I-BOYKOT

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Akala siguro ni Tats Suzara na di alam ng volleyball community ang naging papel niya sa biglaang pagkawala ng FIVB recognition ng Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF). Akala siguro niya di alam ng publiko ang pinaggagagawa niya para sa madling panahon ay matanggalan ng pagkilala ang PVF bilang national federation ng Pilipinas sa volleyball.

Ngayon, panahon na para ipaalam kay Suzara na di mangmang ang mga totoong nagmamahal sa volleyball. At wala nang gaganda pang panggising kay Suzara kundi isang matindi at malawakang boykot ng kanyang Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup.

Sa lahat ng nagmamalasakit sa volleyball sa Pilipinas, i-boykot ang PSL Beach Volleyball Challenge Cup na gaganapin sa July 18. Ipaalam natin kay Suzara ang ating pagtutol sa kanyang pinaggagagawa.

Isang boykot ang sagot sa panggugulo ni Suzara at kanyang mga alipores sa Philippine volleyball.

OPEN LETTER TO FIVB DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION OFFICER AND PSL PRESIDENT TATS SUZARA

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Dear Mr. Suzara,

Greetings.

First of all, I wish to commend you for the hard work that you put in to secure the provisional FIVB recognition of Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, or LVPI. You literally travelled halfway across the planet to get the all-important provisional FIVB recognition for LVPI and effectively push Philippine Volleyball Federation, or PVF, out of the picture.

But I write to call your attention with the way sports officials are not forthright with you. With much concern, I wish to inform you that some top sports officials are talking behind your back and are issuing slanderous statements against you.

Should you decide to press charges and take these sports officials to court, I will gladly share with you an audio material that contains the defamatory statements of these sports officials

Respect must be accorded to everyone who deserves it. And you, Mr. Suzara, certainly deserve respect from the very people you work with and have immensely helped to get what they want. Do not allow these sports officials to besmirch your name and impute wrongdoing on your part. They, of all people, do not have the right to impute wrongdoing to any person.

Take the ingrates to court and deal with them accordingly. Perhaps that way, they will know that they need to treat you with respect.

Yours truly,

Eric

CALL ME MAYBE

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In a meeting between sports officials and athletes, Sport Official A called Sports Official C a thief. The athletes were so shocked and in disbelief that SOA could actually call SOC a thief behind his back. Worse, Sports Official B laughed and seemed to agree with SOA's slanderous name-calling. SOB and SOC are said to be friends and are close to each other.

Who are SOA, SOB and SOC ?

Clue : Their names appear in a particular order in the Filipino alphabet !

TALE OF THE TAPE : RICKY PALOU VS. TATS SUZARA

It seems that the fight of the century is not between Mayweather and Pacquiao. For Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc., it is between Ricky Palou and Tats Suzara.

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According to a report in Bandera, conflict erupted between the two LVPI stalwarts when Palou refused to enter Ateneo and PLDT Home Ultera in Suzara's Champions League. Ateneo, as champion of UAAP and PLDT Home Ultera as champion of Shakeys VLeague are eligible to join PSL's Champion League. But Palou flatly rejected the idea of entering both teams in the tournament, upsetting Suzara in the process.

Suzara is the one responsible in securing the AVC and FIVB recognition of LVPI. He is also the main reason why FIVB is turning a deaf ear to PVF's pleadings. Suzara remains the main link of LVPI to both AVC and FIVB.

Palou, on the other hand, is the secretary-general of LVPI. His influence over the Ateneo team is his main weapon in securing his post with LVPI. His close ties with UAAP also make him indispensable to LVPI.

With the two having important but different roles in the organization, Romasanta will have a hard time choosing one over the other. Romasanta's indecision will ultimately force the two to make their own decisions. The way I see it, Suzara will be the one to decide to leave LVPI. After all, he has the backing of AVC and FIVB even without LVPI behind him.  A source says however that Suzara needs LVPI for his pet project of ASEAN Volleyball Club League.

Should Suzara back out of LVPI, will he make life hard for LVPI ? He has done it before with PVF. So what's stopping him from doing the same with LVPI ?

KILOS PHILIPPINE VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION !

Sa gitna ng mga kasinungalingan ng Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) at Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas inc. (LVPI) na ibinuko mismo ng Philippine Sports Commission (PSC), sadyang nakakapagtaka ang katahimikan ng Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF). Ni isang pahayag na kumukondena sa mga kasinungalingan ay walang lumalabas mula sa PVF.

Hindi dapat palampasin ang ginawang panlilinlang ng POC at LVPI  sa players at sambayanan nang sabihin ng mga ito na ang kanilang mga binuong koponan ay mga pambansang koponan. Di biro ang perwisyo na ibinigay ng POC at LVPI sa PVF  nang sabihin ng mga ito na LVPI na ang kinikilalang NSA para sa volleyball sa bansa. Di rin katanggap-tanggap na ni isang COA required document ay walang naisusumite ang LVPI hanggang sa kasalukuyan.

Sa tinatamasang suporta ng PVF sa publiko, marapat lang na suklian ito ng PVF nang tamang pagkilos at gawa. Walang karapatan ang PVF na maghintay lamang sa desisyon ng korte sa kasong inihain nito laban sa POC at LVPI. Dapat maging masigasig ang PVF sa pagbatikos sa lahat ng mali na nakikita nito sa loob at labas ng volleyball. At buong tapang dapat nitong ipinagsisigawan ang mga kamaliang ito upang umalingawngaw sa buong kapuluan at magsilbing mitsa ng pagbabago.

THE PHILIPPINE ARMY DRAGON BOAT TEAM

This is the Philippine Army Dragon Boat Team. In 2014, at the 9th International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew Championship in Italy, the team won 2 golds and set new world records in the 200m. and 500m. Premier Open events. The team's incredible performance in Italy gave it the title of " Fastest Boat Crew in the Planet ".

This July, the Philippine Army Dragon Boat Team will compete with the world's best in Japan. Let us support this world-class team as it once again tries to bring honor to the country.

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

As a way of thanking all those who spread and signed the petition to save PVF, I wish to share what USA Volleyball CEO Doug Beal told me in his email dated July 1, 2015.

" I will do my best ---no promises except that I will raise the issue and discuss the lack of opportunity for you and others to present your case to the FIVB Board. "

This only goes to show that together, we can make a difference. That there are people out there who care about our united stand. That there are honorable men, like Mr. Beal. who despite their stature, remain involved in the struggles of other people. We have the Spirit of Edsa as a people and we merely have to tap into it to effect change.

Maraming salamat po sa lahat nang nanindigan at patuloy na naninindigan sa tama at matuwid na pamamalakad sa pambansang palakasan.

Eric