UAAP board decides DLSU fate tomorrow

The UAAP board, pressed to come up with a decision on the raging La Salle eligibility scam, will convene tomorrow in what many hope will pave the way for the solution to the case that has not only rocked the school but the league as well.

The meeting, according to The STAR source, is set at 10 a.m. at the Adamson conference room with representatives of all UAAP-member schools expected to attend and deliberate on the case, which exploded when La Salle admitted it had unwittingly fielding ineligible players over the last two years.

Fr. Maximino Rendon, the UAAP president from this year’s host school, will preside over the meeting.

After admitting last Oct. 12 that it had used ineligible players, La Salle has been under attack from those who believe that the school deserves to be punished for its wrongdoing. Some have called for a suspension as long as three years while some have demanded a total revamp of the coaching staff despite the fact that the school had already sounded off plans of taking a leave of absence the rest of this season and in 2006.

La Salle came out with its initial findings of its own investigation on the case two weeks ago but the UAAP board, and the public, was apparently dissatisfied with the results with some board members describing them as "incomplete."

The school has denied any wrongdoing.

In fact, the same source added, La Salle will endorse its findings to the National Bureau of Investigation also tomorrow in a bid to get to the bottom of the case and punish those involved in the scam.

Meanwhile, the La Salle Green Archers fly to Hawaii today for a series of goodwill games in the Hawaii Asia-Pacific College Invitationals and a short breather from the string of controversies that have hounded them the last couple of weeks.

Once they board the plane that would take them to the US, the Green Archers will leave behind a raging issue that has forced the resignation of team manager Terry Capistrano.

The Green Archers will also leave behind rumors of more resignations, this time from members of the coaching staff.

Coach Franz Pumaren has reportedly denied the rumors about his resignation. He presided over team practice yesterday as the team looked forward to the one-week trip.

"Of course, the team is looking forward to it," he said.

But a source close to the Pumarens said it could be just a matter of time before it happens.

"Based on the scandal, they ought to (resign). I think it’s called command responsibility," said the source, a La Salle alumnus.