By Gabriela Baron
Suspended National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) player John Amores received an “encouraging” letter from Vice President Sara Duterte.
Amores, who was recently expelled from Jose Rizal University’s men’s basketball team after being indefinitely banned from the NCAA for engaging in a punching spree in their game against College of St. Benilde (CSB).
In an Instagram post, Amores shared an excerpt of the letter that read: “Remember the lesson not the mistake, [you] have a friend from the Office of the Vice President.”
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“It was a great honor [ma’am] thank you for those words of encouragement,” he added.
Amores said he will put Duterte’s letter in a frame as a remembrance.
“[Sa] dami [nang] bashers at negative critics may isang tao na ipapaalala sayo na [mahalaga] ka kahit di mo kaano-ano,” he added.
“I won’t lose hope, somewhere in between in the darkest season of my life there’s still a light.”
Aside from suspension, Amores is also facing legal cases after CSB players Jimboy Pasturan and Taine Davis, two of the four players Amores punched during the game, filed a case against him.
Amores also has a case for “serious physical injuries” stemming from the incident involving University of the Philippines player Mark Belmonte. -ag
