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MANILA, Philippines – Mikee Bartolome will swim for University of the Philippines, after all.
The Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 226 has denied separate urgent motions for partial reconsideration filed by the UAAP and the University of Santo Tomas on Wednesday, September 18.
READ: All she wants is to swim for UP
According to Mike Acac of the office of Sen Pia Cayetano, Judge Manuel Sta. Cruz has denied the appeal of UAAP and UST for the court to reconsider its earlier decision granting a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the new UAAP residency rule.
Cayetano herself tweeted about it on her official account.
Motion for Recon of UAAP and UST on the Court’s TRO on the UAAP rule, DENIED!
— pia cayetano (@piacayetano) September 18, 2013
Motion for recon ng UAAP sa residency rule binasura ng Korte. Swimmer Mikee Bartolome lalangoy para sa UP in the #UAAP76!
— pia cayetano (@piacayetano) September 18, 2013
I am elated that the Court once again recognized a student-athlete’s right to study and compete in the school of her choice!
— pia cayetano (@piacayetano) September 18, 2013
Sta. Cruz’s decision paves the way for Bartolome, who graduated from the UST high school, to suit up for UP in the UAAP swimming wars firing off on Thursday, September 19 at the Trace Aquatics Center in Laguna. – Rappler.com
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