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PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY April 1 - 15, 2019
For simply wearing her uniform, Ateneo
volleyball player harassed online
A photo of a volleyball player from
Ateneo de Manila University became
the subject of sexual remarks mostly
from men because of her fitted
uniform.
The photo was posted on the
fan page of AdMU’s volleyball team
early in April but had since been
deleted. Concerned users were able
to make screenshots of the offensive
comments and called for them to
stop sexualizing women based on
clothing.
The comments placed under the
photo of a student athlete wearing a
sweater and shorts contain messages
suggestive of online harassment.
Twitter user @marie_analain
pointed out that volleyball players
wear the uniform that are mandated
by official rules and so that they could
move comfortably.
“Because of guys like them,
do you think we can play properly
knowing that there are guys with that
kind of mindset?” she said.
The photo was taken during the
team’s match against the University of
the East based on the schedule of the
UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball
competition.
Standards for volleyball uniforms
Volleyball players whether male or
female wear shorts and jerseys to help
them move when training and during
the game.
The Fédération Internationale de
Volleyball, the governing body of the
sport, dictates that jerseys should
have an “athletic look.”
“Player uniform consists of jersey
(shirt), short, training suit and socks,
and must be same for the whole
team,” the FIVB said.
“Jerseys must not be loose or
baggy and should follow the bodyline,”
it added.
Jerseys should also be collared.
However,
this
requirement
is
not followed in uniforms in the
Philippines.
Meanwhile, shorts for women
should “fit the bodyline, tight in waist
and length.” The piece of clothing
should also have an “inseam of
maximum 5 cm or cut in an upward
angle towards the top of the leg.”
“Women are allowed to use a
one piece uniform if the standards
for jersey and shorts are met,” the
agency said.
Wearing tight shorts is also
beneficial for Filipino players when
playing under the summer heat.
The Cybercrime Prevention Act of
2012 that prevents forms of crimes in
cyberspace does not have a specific
provision against cyberbullying.
The Anti-Sexual harassment Act of
1995 that punishes sexual harassment
at work, in training and in educational
institutions also do not include acts of
online harassment. (C.R Madarang,
Interakson)
Vargas wants transparent, honest POC
JUST 14 months into his
job as president of Philippine
Olympic Committee, Ricky
Vargas is learning the hard way
it’s lonely being on top.
As much as he wants to
cultivate changes right away
within the country’s Olympic
governing body, Vargas admitted
yesterday it will take some time
before solid transformation can
be effected.
For the moment, he’s trying
to fit into the system currently
ingrained within the organization
while attempting to put in place
some changes.
“Where I am not comfortable in
the PCO is the culture, and how my
own personality or leadership is being
forced to a situation that I don’t like
in terms of running the organization,”
Vargas said during the Philippine
Sportswriters Association Forum at
the Amelie Hotel-Manila.
“I’m not too happy about that and
we’d like to move forward to seeing
to it that the culture changes into a
more transparent, more honest, and
less political organization,” he added.
Vargas and Tagaytay Rep. Bambol
Tolentino were voted president and
chairman, respectively, in 2018,
beating Jose “Peping” Cojuangco
and Ting Ledesma in a court-ordered
poll at Wack Wack Golf and Country
Club.
Getting the post of president
is just half of the job. Vargas had to
work and deal with a POC board that
was a holdover from the previous
administration. And he’s learning it’s
not that easy.
“So we have to live to the culture
of the board that we are trying to work
with,” said Vargas, who was also with
POC communications director Ed
Picson in the public service program
presented by San Miguel Corp., Tapa
King, Amelie Hotel-Manila, and the
Philippine Amusement and Gaming
Corp.
“So they have many rights,
procedures, tradition, and all that
we’re trying to work with,” added
Vargas, whose first year in office was
met by unsettled leadership disputes in
various National Sports Associations,
POC membership issues, and
changes within the POC By-Laws and
Constitution, among others.
He’s also among the lead persons
currently working on the country’s
hosting of the 30th Southeast Asian
Games later this year.
Vargas, grandson of former
Philippine Amateur Athletic Federation
(forerunner of POC) chairman Jorge
Vargas, said he’s trying to work with
the current norms within the Olympic
body.
“I am trying to change as well if I
can, if I can change, if I can live in that
kind of environment,” added Vargas
as he addressed rumors that the
other officers of the POC have plotted
several times to oust him.
The good thing, Vargas said, is
that has Tolentino by his side, whom
he referred to as his “angel.”
“He is a politician and he knows
how to handle the board. That’s why
I don’t want to have a board meeting
without ‘Tol.’”
Vargas said in his short stint
as POC chief, he is proud with
what he has done for the athletes
and the proper governance of the
organization.(Malaya)
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