Jaja Santiago can't play for Japan national team

The Manila Times

Jaja Santiago can't play for Japan national team   Now a Japanese citizen Jaja Santiago, who goes by the name Sachi Minowa has no chance to represent the Japanese national team due to a new rule of the FIVB which states that an athlete can only change federation 'one time only.' Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) and newly-elected Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) President Ramon 'Tats' Suzara said Santiago's 'federation of origin' was still the Philippines and therefore prohibited her from being part of the Japanese team.'   Video courtesy of Philippines Sportswriters Association (PSA)  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #worldnews  #jajasantiago  #volleyball

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00:00I told Jaja that I supported her because of this new rule.

00:07Ang problema, Jaja already played in the National League of the Philippines 3 or 4 times already.

00:12So with the new rule, last year, she can never play in Japan.

00:17So she can still play in the Philippines, kredi ba siya?

00:21Because her federation of origin is Philippines.

00:24Hindi passport ang binabasinan ito, federation of origin.

00:29So Jaja is still Filipino by nature to play for the national team.

00:37Kung hindi siya na-national team, pwede na-transfer.

00:40He can transfer. Because why?

00:43What happens is, if you remember, lahat ng Cuban players kasi umalis sa bayan nila.

00:50Kasi ano man, hirap ng baano.

00:52And they played sa Italy, nag-asawa, ganyan.

00:55Suddenly Turkey became strong with Vargas.

00:58Lyon, from Poland, Cuba, became strong because of them.

01:03So ngayon dinistriktiwa na ngayon ng FIB because of that rule last year.

01:08Because they were national team players and they played also national team.

01:11Kasi you have to wait 2 years eh.

01:13But now the new rule, Jaja played kasi sa national team.

01:16Kung hindi siya nagdaro si Jaja sa national team, she can change federation.

01:20But since she played, by the record, FIB, she can change federation.

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