Manila Mayor Honey Lacuna lauded the Manila Basketball Team for defeating Makabagong San Juan during the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Cup 2024 inaugural basketball game at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Tuesday, May 21.
The game between the two cities of ended with a score of 90-77 in favor of Manila.
Rommel Santos of the Parks and Recreation Bureau (PRB) was awarded with "Best Player of the Game" for having scored 21 points, four rebounds and five assists.
The team is headed by Coach Ricky Alcantara with City Electrician Engineer Randy Sadac as the captain ball.
The mayor lent moral support for the Manila team as she personally watched the game, accompanied by Manila Vice Mayor John Marvin "Yul Servo" Nieto and Manila Sports Council (MASCO) Head Roel de Guzman among others.
Lacuna-Pangan and San Juan Ciry Mayor Francis Zamora, who was there also to support his city's team, exchanged pleasantries before and after the game.
Zamora, who was also a former basketball player, extended his congratulatory message to the lady mayor after the Manila Team was declared winner of the game.
Sadac said that at least 30 teams will be competing in the MMDA Cup and that the Manila Team, whose composition comes from different offices, departments and bureaus, will still have to hurdle eight more games.
The next game of Manila Team will be against the Office of the President which will be held in Marikina on Thursday.
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