ɐ fjˈuː dˈeɪz ˈæftɚ zˈæmboʊŋɡə sˈɪɾiz tɹaɪˈʌmfənt vˈɪktɚɹi, haʊˈɛvɚ, dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst ˈæl mɛndˈoʊzə ʌvðə fˈɪlᵻpˌiːn dˈeɪli ɪŋkwˈaɪɚɹɚ bɪɡˈæn pˈʌblɪʃɪŋ stˈoːɹiz sədʒˈɛstɪŋ ðæt sˌʌm plˈeɪɚz wɜːɹ ɪnˈɛlɪdʒəbəl.
A few days after Zamboanga City's triumphant victory, however, journalist Al Mendoza of the Philippine Daily Inquirer began publishing stories suggesting that some players were ineligible.