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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765269306590UAAP88 HSBVB - NUNS vs UST- NUNS-3071.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="NU Nazareth School Bullpups after winning over University of Santo Tomas Junior Golden Spikers in the UAAP Season 88 boys volleyball Final Four. UAAP Media"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">NU Nazareth School Bullpups after winning over University of Santo Tomas Junior Golden Spikers in the UAAP Season 88 boys volleyball Final Four.<em> UAAP Media</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — National University-Nazareth School (NUNS) issued an apology on Tuesday after several Bullpups were seen taunting the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Junior Golden Spikers in their UAAP Season 88 Final Four matchup on Monday.</p><p>The players were criticized by volleyball spectators online.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/volleyball/2025/12/8/uaap-nu-nazareth-ue-set-up-showdown-for-boys-volleyball-crown-1741"><strong>READ: UAAP: NU-Nazareth, UE set up showdown for boys&#x27; volleyball crown</strong></a></div><p>In a post, NUNS said it had already penalized the people involved, and the act &quot;contradicts the values&quot; the school has.</p><p>&quot;NU Nazareth School sincerely apologizes for the behavior shown by some of our high school volleyball players after the recent UAAP match against UST,&quot; it said.</p><p>&quot;This conduct is unacceptable and contradicts the values of respect, humility, and love that NU Nazareth School teaches us to live by every day,&quot; it added.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNUNSAdmissions%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02oyVESaBDAXRKGXdkjHAxCZZEq71bH5tBmXgjXLnPxAXRqkdjQ9z6aSDzphgTSAyTl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="498" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>&quot;We have met with the players and coaches involved, imposed appropriate sanctions, and are reinforcing our formation programs to ensure this never happens again.&quot;</p><p>The statement went on: &quot;We thank the UAAP community for holding us accountable to the standards we expect of ourselves. Your support remains deeply appreciated.&quot;</p><p>Among those who earned NUNS&#x27; ire was former UST star Aiza Maizo-Pontillas, who said, &quot;Na para bang di nakaranas ng pagkatalo.&quot; </p><p>UST standout Josh Ybanez also shared a piece of his mind after the taunting incident.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" style="width:800px;display:block" width="800"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765269750408aaaaaaa.jpg" style="width:800px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil" width="800"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><em>Screengrab: Ybanez/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>The Bullpups will be facing University of the East in the best-of-three finals after eliminating UST, 25–22, 25–19, 23–25, 26–24.</p>

<p>NU Nazareth School issued an apology on Tuesday after several Bullpups taunted University of Santo Tomas Junior Golden Spikers in their #UAAPSeason88 Final Four matchup on Monday.</p>

NU Nazareth School issued an apology on Tuesday after several Bullpups taunted University of Santo Tomas Junior Golden Spikers in their #UAAPSeason88 Final Four matchup on Monday.

UAAP: NUNS imposes 'appropriate sanctions' on several Bullpups after taunting UST

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UAAP: NUNS imposes 'appropriate sanctions' on several Bullpups after taunting UST

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Dec 09, 2025 05:01 PM PHT

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