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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/sports/12/01/bluebabblebattalion-120116.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Photo by Arvin Lim, ABS-CBN Sports.</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines — Ateneo de Manila University&#x27;s cheering squad made sure the Blue Eagles heard its rallying cry in a pivotal basketball game.During the break of the Ateneo-Far Eastern University tussle on Wednesday, the Blue Babble Battalion wanted a wider audience to hear — and see — a more pressing message.At the end of their halftime routine, members of the Blue Babble crew stripped their jackets to reveal them wearing black shirts with spray-painted letters that formed the phrase &quot;not a hero,&quot; referring to the <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/16/sc-allows-marcos-burial-in-libingan-ng-mga-bayani">controversy</a> surrounding the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani.Jovic Sosito, team captain of the Blue Babble Battalion, said the display was &quot;the initiative&quot; of his group and that it wasn&#x27;t speaking for the school.&quot;We wanted to do it in time for National Heroes&#x27; Day since nag Game Two rin naman vs. FEU,&quot; he said.&quot;We&#x27;re ready for what they will say. Alam namin na puputok sya on social media. Before we did it, tinanong namin ang buong battalion at handa kami lahat.&quot;For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

During the break of the Ateneo-FEU game on Wednesday, the Blue Babble Battalion wanted a wider audience to hear — and see — a more pressing message.

During the break of the Ateneo-FEU game on Wednesday, the Blue Babble Battalion wanted a wider audience to hear — and see — a more pressing message.