ˈændeɪə ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd tə vˈaɪəleɪɾɪŋ ɹˈuːlz ˌɔn dˈɪstɹɪkt ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən—ˈeɪt plˈeɪɚz wɜː fɹʌm aʊtsˈaɪd ðə zˈæmboʊŋɡə sˈɪɾi ˈɛɹiə, sˌʌm æz fˈɑːɹ ɐwˈeɪ æz lˈuːzɑːn, ænd ʌnˈeɪbəl tə spˈiːk tʃˌæbɐkˈɑːnoʊ, ðə lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ mˈoʊst kˈɑːmənli spˈoʊkən ɪn zˈæmboʊŋɡə.
Andaya admitted to violating rules on district representation—eight players were from outside the Zamboanga City area, some as far away as Luzon, and unable to speak Chabacano, the language most commonly spoken in Zamboanga.