"The board will meet next week," UAAP board chair Fr. Max Rendon, C.M. of Adamson told The STAR in a text message yesterday.
He did not elaborate.
But it is widely believed that the meeting, originally set late this month, will tackle the latest La Salle move wherein the Taft-based school has appealed for a leave in the aftermath of the cage eligibility scam.
A source, however, said the board might also decide to defer making any decision until such time the UAAP ad-hoc committee investigating the eligibility scandal has wrapped up its inquiry.
The five-man committee, chaired by Fr. Ermito de Sagon, O.P. of Santo Tomas, is reportedly in the final stages of its inquiry and there is a big possibility that it might come up with a report in time for the Feb. 8 meeting.
"I don’t know if they’ll come up with a report by that time (Feb. 8) but I’ve heard they’re not yet ready," the same source said. — Joey Villar