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Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1714909914591received_357769406805014.jpeg" style="width:892px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil"/>PVL Commissioner Sherwin Malonzo. Photo from PVL Media Bureau</div>MANILA <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">– The Premier Volleyball League announced Sunday that it has &quot;reassigned&quot; Bobby Celso, the referee who officiated the Petro Gazz-Creamline semifinal match in the 2024 PVL All-Filipino Conference last week.Commissioner Sherwin Malonzo revealed the development to reporters after the Creamline-Chery Tiggo affair in Day 3 of the semifinals at the Araneta Coliseum, citing that Celso, including the line judge that match, will lay low.Malonzo clarified that there were no suspensions handed to the officials.&quot;They will be reassigned until the end of the conference lang. Like I said, walang suspended. But for the rest of the conference, which is a few games to go, ano naman marami ring kasi kaming pool e, so papaikot lang talaga ng tao,&quot; Malonzo told reporters.The unnamed second referee was not included among those who were &quot;reassigned.&quot;&quot;Actually ‘yung second referee, hindi naman. Basta reassigned, lay low muna sa PVL. So sa iba muna sila,&quot; Malonzo said.<div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/2/pvl-galanza-shines-as-creamline-downs-petro-gazz-1614">READ: PVL: Galanza shines as Creamline downs Petro Gazz</a></div><div><a class="fr-green" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/5/3/petro-gazz-hopes-officiating-lapses-addressed-in-pvl-2131">READ: Petro Gazz hopes &#x27;officiating lapses&#x27; addressed in PVL</a></div>The Petro Gazz management released a statement Friday and voiced out their concerns regarding the &quot;controversial&quot; and &quot;non-calls&quot; in said match and <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">called on the PVL to &quot;address officiating lapses&quot; to &quot;preserve the integrity&quot; of the league. They highlighted the play in Set 3 where the attack of Creamline captain Alyssa Valdez over the net defense of Aiza Maizo-Pontillas and MJ Phillips went out. Celso initially awarded the point to Petro Gazz but reversed it in favor of Creamline due to an alleged touch by one of the Gazz Angels, as indicated by the line judge.Defending champion Creamline eventually captured the match, 27-25, 23-25, 27-25, 26-24, and kept its title bid alive and well.However, Malonzo asserted that on a personal technical point of view, nothing contentious happened.&quot;Let’s talk about mechanics. After the point, after napalo ‘yung bola na outside, in-award niya sa Petro [Gazz]. But because of an assist by the line judge, he reversed his call. Tama rin naman ‘yun, mechanics ‘yun. So, in-award niya sa Creamline. Siyempre andoon na ‘yung uproar. Nataon din na wala nang challenge ‘yung Petro [Gazz], so hindi ma-challenge ni Petro [Gazz] ‘yung check ball, ‘yung ball touch. From my technical point of view, walang mali na nangyari.&quot;

"They will be reassigned until the end of the conference lang. Like I said, walang suspended. But for the rest of the conference, which is a few games to go, ano naman marami ring kasi kaming pool e, so papaikot lang talaga ng tao."

"They will be reassigned until the end of the conference lang. Like I said, walang suspended. But for the rest of the conference, which is a few games to go, ano naman marami ring kasi kaming pool e, so papaikot lang talaga ng tao."

Referee in Creamline-Petro Gazz match is 'reassigned', says PVL commissioner

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Referee in Creamline-Petro Gazz match is 'reassigned', says PVL commissioner

Kennedy Caacbay,

ABS-CBN News

Published May 05, 2024 08:10 PM PHT

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Updated May 06, 2024 01:15 AM PHT

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