No reappointment for UP regent after Facebook postBy ARIC JOHN SY CUAhome/News/Top Stories/No reappointment for UP regent after Facebook postTHE UNIVERSITY of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents has withdrawn a recommendation to reappoint a regent who openly threatened violence against Ateneo Blue Eagles basketball players in a Facebook post over the weekend. “Committed to a higher standard of accountability for its members, the Board hereby withdraws its recommendation for the reappointment of Regent Farolan to the Board of Regents,” it said. “We enjoin Regent Farolan frommaking any such further statements which can compromise the reputation and the goodwill of the University.”“We dissociate ourselves as a Board from Regent Farolan’s statements and actions,” the statement read. Farolan, in a now-deleted post on Twitter, said: “It is a pity that the Ateneo players will not be complete for Wednesday’s game. “I believe Regent Farolan should tender his resignation as member of the UP Board of Regents immediately.

Source: Manila Times December 03, 2018 16:52 UTC