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Batangas, Biñan, Basilan triumph in MPBL

Published May 12, 2026 01:41 pm

At A Glance

  • The Batangas City Tanduay Athletics greeted the second quarter with a 20-point cluster and proceeded to rout the Paranaque Patriots, 91-53, in the nightcap on Monday, May 11, in the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026 Season at the Paco Arena in Manila.
Rhinwill Yambing finds rhythm back for the Batangas City Tanduay Athletics. (MPBL)
Rhinwill Yambing finds rhythm back for the Batangas City Tanduay Athletics. (MPBL)
The Batangas City Tanduay Athletics greeted the second quarter with a 20-point cluster and proceeded to rout the Paranaque Patriots, 91-53, in the nightcap on Monday, May 11, in the SportsPlus MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) 2026 Season at the Paco Arena in Manila.
Ino Comboy presided over that Batangas blitz, firing 11 points on a jumper and three straight triples, followed by Rhinwill Yambing with 5 points as the Athletics pulled away to stay, 41-14, with 3 minutes and 48 seconds left.
Atoning for his goal-tending violation that pushed Cebu past Batangas, 84-83, on April 22, Yambing finished with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals and was chosen the SportsPlus best player over Jhan Nermal, with 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Comboy, with 13 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Only Domark Matillano struck back for Biñan, which suffered its seventh straight defeat, with 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Batangas raised its record to 5-2, trailing Caloocan (6-0), Gensan (6-0), Quezon Province (3-0), San Juan (4-1) and Abra (3-1) in the standings of the two-division, 28-team tournament.
Biñan trounces Mindoro
Biñan dumped Mindoro, 100-75, in the second game to climb to 4-3.
Nic Cabanero, former star of the University of Santo Tomas Glowing Goldies, posted a double-double of 19 points and 12 rebounds, while Kenny Roger Rocacurva tallied 19 points and 9 rebounds for Biñan.
Other major contributors were Pamboy Raymundo with 13 points and 2 steals, Michael Mabulac, with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, and Marc Pingris, with 12 points and 5 rebounds.
Mindoro, which skidded to 2-4, got 15 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists from JJ Caspe, 14 points and 3 rebounds from Bambam Gamalinda, and 13 points plus four rebounds from Fil-Am Ashon Andrews.
Basilan dumps Bulacan
Basilan Steel leaned on John Wilson to trounce Bulacan, 86-78, in the opener.
Flashing the form that made him the 2019 Season MVP, Wilson notched 21 points, 10 in the fourth quarter, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals to power Basilan to a 4-3 slate.
Wilson, who has been working out doubly hard to whip his 38-year-old body into tiptop shape, also emerged the game's best rebounder as Basilan ruled the boards, 46-40, en route to being named the SportsPlus best player.
Jervy Cruz supported Wilson with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and so did Miles Canal with 8 points and 6 rebounds, helping Basilan to enter the upper half of the standings.
Bulacan, behind Andrei Acop and Mart James Barrera, managed to move within 70-73, but Basilan countered with an 11-3 run to break free at 84-73 and hand the Kuyas their fourth loss against two wins.
Acop posted 23 points, 6 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Benedict Benedictos 16 points and 5 rebounds, and Eugene Gonzales, 12 points and 6 rebounds.
With Cruz pumping in 10 points and Wilson adding 9, Basilan took the half, 45-36, and never wavered.
The MPBL continues at the Ynares Center on Tuesday, featuring games between Marikina and Negros at 4 p.m., Bacolod and Quezon Province at 6 p.m., and Bataan and Pasig at 8 p.m.

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