A netizen, purportedly a student of the University of the Philippines, alleged that she and her friend were catcalled by some members of the Fighting Maroons men’s basketball team.
In a social media post by @theblessedbhie, they were within the UP premises when a car, reportedly with some UP varsity players inside, passed by and catcalled them.
“Not really surprised to see this behavior when earlier this year some of these men literally catcalled me and my friend while we were walking to A2 😀,” she said, while reposting the viral video of Francis Lopez’s grabbing a “horror train” employee.
“Stop giving them a pass pls knowing what they did to us i just know that they’re sketchy people w questionable morals haha,” she added. “Actually 1/2 scared to post this kasi hindi ko alam kung gaano ka-protected ang team lolz,” she added.
“But anyway ! hindi ko naman linalahat pero kung iisa kayong entity lahat kayo damay :)) work on being decent people i guess hahaha,” @theblessedbhie continued on her tweet on Christmas Day.
She, however, cleared outgoing Fighting Maroons forward Crispin John “CJ” Cansino and Harold Alarcon. Still, she was certain that those who catcalled her were from the men’s basketball team after inquiring and identifying the car’s plate number.
“Just to confirm also (since people keep mentioning sa QT), wala sila cj and harold sa kotse. didn’t know na they were varsity until we saw a familiar face exit the vehicle,” she said.
“I had some varsity friends confirm if familiar ang kotse and plate and from mbt nga raw,” @theblessedbhie concluded her post. “Basta confirmed na inyo ang plate number hehe so :)))).”
not really surprised to see this behavior when earlier this year some of these men literally catcalled me and my friend while we were walking to A2 😀
stop giving them a pass pls knowing what they did to us i just know that they're sketchy people w questionable morals haha https://t.co/0fQ3caEmNZ
— aly! ଘ(*. .)੭ 🇵🇸🇨🇩🇸🇩🇱🇧🇵🇭 (@theblessedbhie) December 25, 2023
Several netizens expressed their disgust and disappointment towards the off-court actions of some members of the Fighting Maroons squad.
Pukingina niyo! SA U.P. pa mismo na supposed to be a safe place for everyone? @upmbt accountability naman tayo, riyan! Kakapagod kayo!!
Pwede ba silang pangalanan? Nang maratrat dito!!Kulang kayo sa Character Development! Akala ata ng mga 'to untouchable sila. @cjcansino https://t.co/ewnTD0m19w
— Rosas #UPHOLDPRESSFREEDOM (@lovemaroonsftw) December 25, 2023
upmbt ano to? Tangina niyo? Around campus pa? Ang lala niyo! https://t.co/uCM23MZijA
— sasa (@withlovesasa_) December 25, 2023
Defund your men's basketball team and invest in other sports. They deserve better treatment than them https://t.co/2djBIJB7sn
— Mica (@SpongyMica) December 25, 2023
right move not to support them btw 😁 merry christmas to me https://t.co/euZSsr2P3C
— Ty (@ty_ired) December 25, 2023
today we're reminded that men, including those we idolize,,,are shit 🤢 ayusin, @upmbt, nakakahiya yuck yuck yuck https://t.co/Fc04TOdgWT
— ali (@ahlee_yuhh) December 25, 2023
Waiting for the PR team and troll farm to magically spin this one 😁 https://t.co/e9g2xS2Z1U
— MajorCrush (@CrushMajor) December 25, 2023
(more than the uaap bardagulans take)
the character outside the court and off cam is sobrang important talaga kaya this is so disgusting. ang dami na talagang ball is life ang personality. nakakahiyang mga isko. https://t.co/I3Mdkv9vwL
— bebobfied! (@gxrlicbuttered) December 25, 2023
Mukhang makakatipid tayo next season dahil wala tayong susuportahan. Do better, @upmbt. https://t.co/OOaSreXrfy
— Togs #UPFIGHT (@magbebenta) December 25, 2023
hshqhsha potangena isang malalang cleansing talaga need ng team 😭😭 https://t.co/OvJmBaVqBJ
— heh (@ainties_) December 25, 2023
This is the kind of team y’all stan? 🤢 unibersidad ng mga problematic wndbsjxbs https://t.co/63tuEBhqm6
— Lau saw Twice, twice | will see Taylor on 03/07/24 (@zyozyosgirl) December 25, 2023
Atletiko/Fastbreak sought comment from the UP men’s basketball team but has not received a response as of now.
This recent issue against the Fighting Maroons team arose a day after Lopez gained attention for pulling the mask of an employee during a “horror train” ride at an amusement park, as captured in a vlog post by Cansino.
