THE VISIT OF FIVB OFFICIALS TO MANILA

Five top officials of FIVB are coming to Manila next week to "fix" the problem in Philippine volleyball. But what is the real problem in Philippine volleyball at this point in time anyway?

The problem does not really involve the determination of the true FIVB member for the Philippines. That has been resolved at the 36th FIVB World Congress in Cancun, Mexico with PVF voted as the one and only member of FIVB from the Philippines.

The problem really involves the FIVB BA decision to grant provisional membership with all the rights to LVPI. When the FIVB GA voted to keep PVF as FIVB member, LVPI was effectively removed from FIVB. As a result of the FIVB GA decision, LVPI was disaffiliated from FIVB.

But the influence of certain Filipino sports officials enables LVPI to continue acting like a member of FIVB. With the help of the FIVB BA and POC, LVPI continues to enjoy full rights as a national federation at the expense of PVF.

But the FIVB GA has had enough. It questioned the highly illegal decision of the FIVB BA decision in May 2019. With the pressure exerted by the highest authority in FIVB, FIVB BA decided to come to Manila to show a semblance of an objective attempt to "fix" the problem.

To cut a long story short, top FIVB official are scheduled to arrive in Manila to enforce and apply the decision of the FIVB GA. That is, put PVF as the national federation, with all its rights, in Philippine volleyball.

QUESTIONS THAT THE FIVB LETTER TO PVF RAISES

The letter of FIVB General Director Fabio Azevedo to PVF President Boy Cantada raises more questions than answers.

1. Is it true that several FIVB member nations questioned the status of PVF which prompted FIVB BA to take up the issue once again? The votation on the membership of PVF to FIVB was conducted in an orderly and honest manner in front of nearly 200 member nations.in Mexico at the 36th FIVB World Congress. So it is hard to believe that several nations will have the gall to question the results of the votation.

2. Is there an issue to be resolved which demands the visit of five members of the FIVB BA? The FIVB General Assembly (FIVB GA), which is the highest authority in FIVB, has decided to keep PVF as FIVB member and disaffiliate LVPI in 2018. It is crystal clear that it is PVF that is the FIVB as determined by the FIVB GA.

3. Why is the visiting team composed of personalities closely identified with LVPI? Wei Jizhong threw a tantrum in the 2016 FIVB World Congress to effectively stop the votation that would have clearly favored PVF. Fabio Azevedo, on the other hand, took the time and effort to rebut the letter of appeal of yours truly to the 222 member nations of FIVB. The letter of appeal, backed up with official documents, refuted the lies that POC peddled before FIVB and showed PVF as the victim of injustice.

4. Why does FIVB BA think that it can overturn the decision of the FIVB GA? Does FIVB BA think that it is more powerful than the FIVB GA?

Perhaps, the FIVB BA. with the help of Filipino sports leaders, think that the Filipino people are stupid. I hope that the proud and mighty FIVB BA will realize that the Filipino are not stupid as they think in the coming days.

ANG TUNAY NA MAKAPANGYARIHAN SA PHILIPPINE VOLLEYBALL

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Sa 36th FIVB World Congress na ginanap sa Cancun, Mexico noong 2018, bumoto ang mahigit isandaang bansa para panatilihing miyembro ng FIVB ang Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF). Sa nasabi ring kongreso, tinuldukan ang ano mang kauganayan ng Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) sa FIVB.

Sa bisa ng boto ng mga miyembro ng FIVB, ang PVF ay nahirang at naitalagang National Federation (NF) ng volleyball sa Pilipinas. Ang pagkilala ng International Federation (IF) ang batayan sa pagiging NF ng isang federation ayon sa konstitusyon ng IOC, FIVB, AVC at POC.

Nagkakaroon ng problema ngayon sa volleyball sa Pilipinas dahil patuloy na di kinikilala ng POC ang desisyon ng FIVB na panatilihing NF ang PVF. Patuloy na hindi kinikilala ng POC ang desisyon ng mahigit isandaang miyembro ng FIVB. At ayaw paawat ang POC sa pagkilala sa LVPI kahit na isinuka na ito ng mga miyembro ng FIVB. Tahasang at lantarang sinusuway ng POC ang mga konstitusyon ng IOC, FIVB, AVC at maging sarili nitong konstistusyon sa pagkilala nito sa LVPI at pagtalikod sa PVF.

Kamakailan, lumabas sa isang artikulo na balak ng POC pagbuklurin ang mga volleyball stakeholders sa ilalim ng isang bagong pederasyon. Ito ay labag sa desisyon ng FIVB at maaring ikasuspindi ng POC sa IOC kung ipapagpatuloy ng POC ito. Hindi maaring gumawa ng isang aksyon ang POC na di naayon sa desisyon ng FIVB at ang tanging hangarin lang ay panatilihin sa puwesto ang mga LVPI officials.

Sa kasalukuyan, nananatiling suspindido ang Pilipinas sa FIVB at di ito maaring makilahok sa mga international volleyball tournaments.

Marahil, panahon na upang ipaalam sa POC kung sino talaga ang makapangyarihan. Marahil, ngayon na ang tamang panahon para iparating sa POC ang poot at galit ng mga volleyball fans. Panahon na para ang mga totoong nagmamahal sa volleyball at mga atleta nito ay magsama-sama at magsagawa ng aksyon laban sa pang-aaping nangyayari sa volleyball.

7 THINGS THAT ARE CLEAR ABOUT THE CURRENT PHILIPPINE VOLLEYBALL CRISIS

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1. It is clear that Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) is the one and only member of FIVB and AVC from the Philippines. As such, it is the entity that is entitled to be the one and only national federation for Philippine volleyball. It is also the only one that can form and send teams to FIVB and AVC events.

2. Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) is not a member of FIVB and AVC. It cannot send teams to compete in FIVB and AVC events.

3. Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) refuses to recognize PVF immediately to beat the deadline for the submission of entries to AVC events.

4. PVF has its share of incompetence as it fails to claim complete victory despite the favorable FIVB GA decision that was made last November 2018.

5. LVPI deceives the players, coaches and general public by pretending it can send teams to international volleyball competitions. LVPI knows very well that it cannot.

6. The Philippines will not be able to participate in AVC or FIVB events for 2020. Unless a miracle happens with POC having a change of heart and suddenly reinstates PVF before midnight, Philippine volleyball will come to a full stop in international competitions.

7. Players, coaches and fans must come together to save Philippine volleyball. The country's sports leaders do not care about volleyball and players at all. People must therefore show that those who love the sport and its athletes do.

PVF IS BACK WITH A VENGEANCE

PVF is back!

After an absence of five years, Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) will set the country on the comeback trail in Asian volleyball. As the confirmed true national federation for Philippine volleyball  ( see http://www.fivb.com/en/thefivb/directory), PVF hopes to assemble and send teams to a number of AVC tournaments in 2020.

The acknowledged Philippine national federation for volleyball targets tournaments in the youth, junior and senior levels in the tough AVC circuit. Teams will be sent to the U17, U18, U19 and U20 tournaments while the seniors will play in the Club Championships and AVC Cup. The 30th SEA Games silver medalist Philippine Men's National Volleyball Team will participate in two events in 2020 to expose the team to tougher tournaments. PVF also intends to subject the men's team to a long-term program to ride on the historic win of the team at the recent SEA Games. The women's team, with a few changes, will embark on a similar program according to a reliable source.

Indeed, PVF is back. And with a vengeance at that!

TIME FOR PVF AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL TEAMS

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FIVB and AVC name and list PVF as the national federation for the Philippines in their respective websites. The listings confirm that PVFis the federation that has the right to assemble and send teams to international tournaments and function as the governing body for Philippine volleyball.

But the possibility of PVF not being able to send teams to international tournaments remain high as POC has yet to officially reinstate PVF as a member. The deadline to submit entires to AVC events is January 15, 2020. Failure of POC to reinstate PVF before the deadline may disqualify the entries of PVF. Thus, we may very well see the 30th SEA Games silver medalist Philippine Men's Volleyball Team blocked from participating in any AVC tournament for 2020.

The problem now really lies with POC. POC conveniently ignores the fact that the decision of the FIVB General Assembly is not merely a vote of acceptance. The vote is a repudiation of the corruption that POC shamelessly displayed before FIVB. It is a vote to correct an injustice. It is a vote that effectively lifts the suspension of PVF in FIVB. It is a vote to give back to PVF all the rights of an FIVB and AVC member. 

It took POC, under Peping Cojuangco, merely seven days to remove PVF as a member. It is only fair then for POC, under Bambol Tolentino, to reinstate PVF with the same amount of time. Not only for the sake of PVF but the Philippine volleyball teams which badly need to improve and become world-class through international exposure.

IT IS PVF OVER LVPI WITH FINALITY

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FIVB listed and named Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) as the national federation for the Philippines in its website last December 11, 2019. With that. Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) is effectively removed from FIVB and PVF is publicly declared as the official member of the world-governing body for volleyball.

While LVPI still shamelessly pretends to be the national federation for volleyball, the fact remains that all of its actions and undertakings remain unsanctioned by FIVB. At this point in time, LVPI will be unable to prove its affiliation, in any way, to FIVB. LVPI merely has its Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) membership to give its existence a semblance of legitimacy. But only national federations recognized by their respective international federations can be considered as national federations according to the POC, IOC OCA FIVB, AVC and PSC Constitutions making LVPI's claim of legitimacy seriously flawed. PVF. on the other hand, has the 36th FIVB World Congress Minutes and Appendices to prove its legitimacy as a national federation. The FIVB website listing further adds validity to PVF's claim of legitimacy. Thus, the controversy between LVPI and PVF regarding their respective claims to legitimacy is resolved with certainty and finality. It is definitely PVF over LVPI for Philippine volleyball.

The POC Membership Committee started work to finally remove LVPI and reinstate PVF in POC. The work is expected to be finished before the year ends to give POC and for that matter, PVF, a fresh start in 2020.

The journey for reinstatement for PVF was extremely difficult. But with the help of FIVB member-nations and a few independent POC members, the journey has come to a victorious end.

Mabuhay and PVF.