PH’s governing body for volleyball holds stakeholders meeting minus Cebu representative
The country’s newly formed governing body for the sport of volleyball – the Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas, Inc. (LVPI) – brought all of their major stakeholders together for a meeting on Tuesday to synchronize their respective schedules with that of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).
However, not invited or informed of the meeting was the Cebu Volleyball Association, the sport’s governing body here in Cebu which is being headed by president Andrew Choachuy.
In an exclusive talk with Cebu Daily News, Choachuy affirmed that until yesterday, he had no idea about the gathering.
Among the stakeholders invited were the Philippine Superliga, the Shakey’s V-League, the UAAP and the NCAA.
“Wala gyud ko kahibalo about ana na meeting,” Choachuy said. “Siguro kung kinsa lang ang ila pilion ang maka-attend.” (I really didn’t know anything about that meeting. Maybe they just chose who could attend.)
However, Choachuy said that the snub hardly affects Ceva and its continued thrust to develop volleyball here in Cebu as they have always considered themselves to be an independent organization.
He also added that before, they have always worked with the now-defunct Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF) and its president Carl Chan.
“We have always been independent so it really doesn’t matter if we’re invited or not,” he added.
STAY TUNED
However, a source with knowledge to the machinations of LVPI said Ceva should not feel slighted by the non-invite as the organization is still in the process of organizing their ranks before moving on to the different cities of the Philippines to share their vision and plans for the sport.
The source also added that LVPI has something significant in store for Cebu and the rest of the country so Ceva should stay tuned.
The LVPI was officially recognized by the FIVB to be the sole authority of the sport here in the country after it approved its affiliation with the world governing body last May. LVPI replaced PVF after a long and bitter dispute.
Choachuy said he did not discount the possibility of working with LVPI in the future.
“We’d like to work with them. Basta klaro sila. Kay kung dili sad, then ayaw na lang.” (As long as they’re clear [with their intentions]. If not, then nevermind.)
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