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JRU's Amores on VP Sara message: 'Pleasure receiving this kind of gesture'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="From John Amores" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/12/06/john-amores-12062022.jpg" class="fr-fil fr-dib"/><figcaption><em>From John Amores&#x27; Instagram page</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Suspended Jose Rizal University player John Amores recently received encouraging words from Vice President Sara Duterte-Carpio.</p><p>Amores, who was dropped from the Jose Rizal University (JRU) basketball program after bursting to an oncourt rage, was elated to receive a letter from the vice president.</p><p>&quot;It’s my pleasure receiving this kind of gesture from our Dearly VP Sarah Duterte ❤️&quot; he said in an Instagram post, where he showed the envelope containing the letter.</p><ul class="op-related-articles"><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/20/22/personal-problems-a-factor-in-punching-spree-amores">Amores says outburst partly caused by problems at home, misses baby girl</a></li></ul><p>Amores shared an excerpt from the letter.</p><p>&quot;‘Remember the lesson, not the mistake, You have a friend from the Office of the Vice President,&quot; he read.</p><p>In response, Amores said: &quot;It was a great honor Mam thank you for those words of encouragement.&quot;</p><p>The 23-year-old stirred up a controversy when he went on a punching spree that hurt 3 players of Collee of St. Benilde on November 8.</p><p>As a result, he was snapped with an indefinite suspension, while JRU kicked dropped him from their sports program.</p><ul class="op-related-articles"><li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/11/09/22/ncaa-bans-jrus-john-amores-after-punching-spree">NCAA bans JRU&#x27;s John Amores after punching spree</a></li></ul><p>He has apologized since, even visiting the Blazers&#x27; team in practice.</p><p>Amores also felt inspired that the vice president took the time to write him a letter.</p><p>&quot;May isang tao na ipapaalala sayo na Mahalaga ka kahit di mo kaano ano,&quot; he said. &quot;I won’t lose hope; somewhere in between, in the darkest season of my life, there’s still a light.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2348850" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Suspended Jose Rizal University player John Amores recently received encouraging words from Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio.