MAGBUBUO ang Commission on Higher Education (CHED) ng isang technical working group (TWG) na magtatakda ng mga kaukulang guidelines para sa pagbabalik ng mga college student-athletes sa pagsasanay.

Ayon kay CHED chairman Prospero De Vera, ang grupo ay kabibilangan ng mga kinatawan ng CHED, Games and Amusement Board, Philippine Sports Commission, Department of Health at mga representatives ng mga collegiate leagues.

“We will start with a smaller group of leagues involving schools so that we have a manageable number to start the TWG. And after starting with the smaller group, we will expand the consultation to cover the other leagues being participated in by schools all over the country,” pahayag ni De Vera sa naganap na online press conference nitong Lunes.

“I was told that there were many Manila-based leagues and many provincial leagues that have been organized over the past years. I have a list but it’s rather long so we will cascade the discussions with them,” aniya.

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Ang mga itatakdang guidelines ng technical working group na pamumunuan ni CHED executive director Cindy Jaro ay isusunod sa PSC-GAB-DOH Joint Administrative Order na pinagbatayan para sa pagbabalik ensayo ng mga professional athletes.

Sa isyu ng ‘bubble training’ ng University of Santo Tomas at National University volleyball team, sinabi ni De Vera na nasa kamay na ng Department of Justice (DOJ) at ng Department of Interior and Local Goverment (DILG) ang pagpapataw ng kaukulang kaparusahan sa nagawang ‘violation’ ng dalawang eskwelahan.

Ikinalugod naman ni GAB Chairman Abraham ‘Baham’ Mitra ang naging tugon ng CHED matapos ang serye ng imbestigasyon hingil sa paglabag ng dalawang unibersidad sa ipinapatupad na health protocol batay sa rekomendasyon ng JAO.

“I am happy that the UST and NU issue has been addressed by the group and all our reports have been forwarded to the proper agencies that Will address it,” pahayag ni Mitra.

“We are Proud that everything seems fine in the pro level and Thank everyone for Showcasing our best practices. This is like a commendation to the leagues who have spent time, effort and resources to comply with the JAO,” aniya.

Plano ng CHED na matapos ang pagbuo ng mga guidelines sa loob ng susunod na dalawa hanggang tatlong linggo.

“We intend to start the TWG hopefully by next week. We’re putting a timetable of about two weeks to complete this,” ayon kay De Vera.