What are the current UAAP Residency Rules?

Now let’s look at how this will affect the UAAP and NCAA Philippines etc. This will have a good effect as it will mean athletes will be older in college than they have been older in high school. Which could lead to furthermore improved meet records? A lot of athletes tend to peak at 25.

And most of the time, under the older system, they were already out of college by then. And quite often struggling to find a job. Very few actually make it to the national level due to the limitation of support.

Please note that many UAAP meet records improved for Juniors, but now it’s no longer considered youth or high school level as some of the athletes were nearly 20.

Now let’s say an athlete will now start at 19 or 20.

For instance, this means five playing years, which will go until 23 or 24, within the maximum playing age of 24.

Furthermore, the rules also state an athlete can play until 7 years after finishing high school in different leagues.

Let’s say an athlete doesn’t consume all playing years and has timed out of school, that would mean the maximum age would have to be adjusted from 24 to 27. 27 right? Actually wrong.

However, as per (Table 1.0) the maximum playing age of 26 is actually going to be reduced to 25. So a 19 or 20-year-old graduate will get 5 or 6 years.

Residency

UAAP Residency  Rules

UAAP Residency Rules: Jerry Pingoy Rule: (HS UAAP to other UAAP College)

Also, if a player graduated High School from a UAAP member school and then transferred to another.

• UAAP member schools for college must do a 2-year residency. 
• If the former school contests the transfer. If not contested, a player needs to do only a year of residency. 
• If from a non-UAAP member High School no residency requirement. Can play for the school only for a maximum of 5 school years.

And actually scrapped this rule. Aquino signs RA10676 scraps 2-year residency rule for College Athletes.

Also, President Aquino has blocked a 2-year residency rule introduction just a few weeks before starting the UAAP Men’s Basketball season.

The President signed Republic Act No. 10676, which scraps the UAAP’s two-year residency rule for high school student-athletes transferring to a different school for college.

Sen. Pia Cayetano, the bill’s main proponent, said the “UAAP residency issue will now be put to rest” after the President signed the bill Wednesday.

This really is good news for Student-athletes who now will no longer be penalized for having to transfer schools.

UAAP Residency Rules : Non-UAAP to UAAP School

The UAAP remains with the 1-year residency rule for college student transference from Non-UAAP e..g PRISAA to UAAP. Also, an athlete who transfers during Season 80 of UAAP will need to wait until Season 82 before they are eligible for participation in their new UAAP School.

UAAP Residency Rules : UAAP to UAAP School College

An athlete that transfers between UAAP Colleges will have to wait out 2 years of residency before participating in their new school. E.g., An athlete transfers from UE to UST. Meaning to say, the athlete transferred during Season 80 of UAAP will need to wait till Season 83 before they can participate in their new school.

UAAP Residency Rules: Jai Reyes Rule:

Only first-year college students can win the Rookie of the Year Award.

UAAP Residency Rules: Ray Parks Rule (Fil-Foreigners)

Fil-Foreigner who are fresh graduates from foreign High Schools must sit out 1-year residency. If not, a fresh graduate from High School (meaning has gone to college at a foreign school), sit out 2 years of residency. 

Suppose Fil-Foreigner finished High School abroad because his parents are OFWs. They can play in their first year/freshman year (no residency required).

Not applicable if the Fil-Foreigner has a Filipino passport and hence dual-citizens.

UAAP Residency Rules: Mbala Rule/Lago Rule:

• Transferring foreign players from UAAP or Non-UAAP member schools must do 2 years of residency. And can field only one foreigner in the game at any given time.

UAAP Residency Rules: Don Allado Rule:

• Once a player is drafted into the Pros, he cannot play in the UAAP anymore. (Basketball)

 Gaco Rule:

• You cannot play for a UAAP member school when taking your masters if you previously played with another UAAP/Non-UAAP member school during your undergraduate course.

Below are Old articles of which most are no longer relevant. While the government didn’t push through laws on locals, they did change laws on Fil-Foreigners in UAAP.

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