Disgusted, dumbfounded, dismayed.
These three words best described Quezon City 3rd Rep. Franz Pumaren's reaction Monday afternoon, Nov. 14 as he brought before the plenary the viral dancing clip of some Jose Rizal University (JRU) basketball players.
All the dancing came after their teammate, John Amores, charged the bench of College of St. Benilde (CSB) during a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament game last Nov. 9 in San Juan City. Amores punched at least two CSB cagers and was practically allowed by officials to walk off the basketball court.
"Mr. Speaker, I would like to call the attention of the coaches and officials of JRU. Several videos have been circulating on known social media platform wherein players from JRU were caught dancing after the said brawl," Pumaren, a former multi-titled coach at the collegiate level, said as part of his privilege speech during Monday's session.
"If you will look closely," Pumaren said, playing the video clip, "There was a school official passing by the players of JRU who were dancing."
"It is very disturbing how the school official or coaches of JRU did not even stop them from doing these," he noted.
"Were they proud of what their teammate did to the point that they were dancing as if it was not a grave matter? Is this how they discipline tehir players? It's such a shame if this is how they train and discipline their players," added Pumaren, a deputy majority leader.
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"Dapat nung una pa lang tinigil na ung coaches yung mga ginagawa nung players nila (The coaches should have immediately stopped what the players were doing). Why did they have to act as if they are mocking the players of CSB?" asked the solon.
"Instead of their coaches trying to stop them, they were enabling them to have fun as if what happened earlier was not serious at all," Pumaren said, adding, " not a good example for future generation."