University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Commissioner Jensen Ilagan on Friday denied the appeal made by University of the Philippines (UP) to shorten the suspension coach Bo Perasol.
Perasol was handed a three-game suspension by Ilagan last Tuesday.
Perasol meted an automatic one-game suspension after being ejected in the team’s crushing defeat to Ateneo on Sunday that saw him angrily confront a game official.
But upon deliberation, the UP mentor got additional two-game suspension for his “continued flagrant acts of aggression.”
UP, through Board of Managing Director member Prof. Kiko Diaz, had earlier said the punishment handed by Ilagan was “excessive, unwarranted, and unprecedented.”
Ilagan, meantime, called on all of the member-schools of the league to exemplify its core values which are respect, fairness, civility, honesty, and responsibility as they play an important role in the total development of the student-athlete.
“Officiating may not be perfect, but it cannot justify outbursts like what he did. As head coach, he should know that he is a role model, and in the UAAP where character building is of paramount importance, Mr. Perasol should have been aware of that,” he said.
“Respect should be observed at all times. Mr. Perasol did not only disrespect the officials that time but the UAAP as well,” he continued.
“The sad part here is that Mr. Perasol never apologized to the UAAP for what he did.”
