Michael Gapin (Photo by Jeremiah Sevilla) CLARK FREEPORT—With the pandemic driving businesses to enormous losses, general manager Michael Gapin is grateful that the Quest Hotel is busy serving the 350-strong Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) delegation in the bubble. Gapin said they...
Four days before the restart of the PBA season, some league staff and the members of the media arrived at the Quest Hotel. (Photos by Jeremiah Sevilla) The Quest Hotel, residence of the 12 ball clubs for the entire duration of the bubble, rolled the red carpet Wednesday for the arrival of the other...
Screenshots from YouTube channels of Rubie Lee-Chua, Scottie Thompson, Eunice Yu-Sangalang and LA Tenorio Cong TV and Team Payaman, RogerRaker, Wil Dasovich, and the late Emman Nimedez are just a few of the renowned Filipino YouTubers who rose to fame through vlogging. These vloggers share content...
(Screenshots from Instagram accounts of Jackson Corpuz, Rafi Reavis, Aljon Mariano, Ryan Arana and Paolo Taha) PBA players made the most of their time amid the quarantine while waiting for the continuation of the postponed 45th Season. It took around six months of preparation for the PBA to...
Magnolia's Paul Lee (PBA) PBA players have found different ways to break monotony while waiting for a go-signal to start 5-on-5 scrimmages inside the Clark bubble. Since arriving at the Quest Hotel to begin life inside the bubble, almost everyone has kept themselves active while they continue to...
No penalties for violators, but protocols will be imposed BCDA President Vince Dizon wants strict measures inside the PBA bubble. (NTF AGAINST COVID-19 / MANILA BULLETIN) High fives, fist bumps and hugs during games could be a rarity during the course of the PBA bubble in Clark, Pampanga. That’s...
A welcome sign for the huge contingent of PBA teams. (Photo from BCDA Group) The first batch of players who arrived Monday are slowly adjusting to the new environment inside the Quest Hotel as they prepare for a lengthy life inside the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. Since checking in, the players,...
PBA player Paul Lee, Jio Jalalon and Ian Sangalang bid farewell to their families for the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. (Photos from the Instagram accounts of Paul Lee, Jio Jalalon and Ian Sangalang) The PBA players, including the coaches and league staff, embark in a rare journey toward a place of...
The Magnolia Hotshots go through the protocols inside the Quest Hotel. (Photo from Clark Development Corp.) Barangay Ginebra on Tuesday leads the last batch of teams that will head to Clark, Pampanga for the start of life inside the PBA bubble. Defending PBA Philippine Cup champion San Miguel Beer...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial set the deadline for the submission of team lineups on Wednesday afternoon. (PBA Images) PBA teams have until Wednesday afternoon to submit their 15-man roster for the planned resumption of the season under a bubble setup in Clark, Pampanga. Commissioner Willie...
Clark Freeport -- Home of the Brave (Photo courtesy of Quest Hotel) Assuming that the Inter-Agency Task Force poses no objection, a 350-man Philippine Basketball Association entourage — from members of the 12 ball clubs, league officials, technical staff and medical personnel to a TV crew and a...
