PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (2nd to left) and Quest Hotel general manager Michael Gapin (2nd to right) together with league deputy commissioner Eric Castro (left) and hotel executive assistant manager Mabel Roman lead the Christmas Lighting Event at main lobby. (Photo by Jeremiah...
PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial said that if the league is looking at starting the 46th season, April 2021 is the likely window to give the 12 teams enough time to prepare for the Philippine Cup. “Malamang baka April na tayo,” said Marcial in a phone interview Wednesday with Manila...
SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Recognizing the sacrifices of the players inside the bubble, the PBA is eyeing to hand out the MVP and other regular awards for the historic Philippine Cup in Pampanga. Commissioner Willie Marcial said he will make the formal recommendation to the Board of Governors in...
Members of the PBA delegation inside the bubble have expressed their concern for their loved ones as Super Typhoon Rolly batters Luzon on Sunday. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY—The challenges brought by the coronavirus pandemic is already a test of character for the individuals...
A bird's-eye view of the AUF Arena. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--The race to the PBA Philippine Cup playoffs gets more intense as the league on Sunday came up with a compact revised schedule to compensate for the recent postponement. Five quadruple-headers--a rare sight in the...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--The PBA will resume the games on Tuesday after ironing out the new set of guidelines from the Inter-Agency Task Force that will ensure the safety of everyone inside the bubble. Practices will be allowed on Sunday (today, for...
The Department of Health will release a new set of protocols for the PBA bubble. (PBA Images) The past days were a bit uneasy for the PBA after it disclosed its first COVID-19 “suspect” case in the bubble. It only took a few days before the league confirmed the second infection which turned out...
The AUF Arena (Photo by Jeremiah Sevilla) The PBA announced on Friday that it will postpone the staging of the Philippine Cup eliminations until concerned government agencies can craft new protocols inside the Clark bubble. The league said the decision which was recommended by the Inter-Agency Task...
CLARK FREEPORT--The Blackwater player who was reported as the second probable case in the bubble tested negative on his confirmatory RT-PCR test at the mega quarantine facility in Capas, Tarlac. The PBA broke the good news on Monday morning, a day after announcing the second "suspect case"...
Calvin Abueva during team practice (PBA Images) Calvin Abueva woke up to a blessed Sunday morning with the good news awaiting him in Clark, Pampanga. The PBA has officially lifted Abueva's indefinite suspension , unchaining "The Beast" for the first time since receiving the sanction 16 months ago....
The scene inside the AUF Arena. (Jeremiah Sevilla) CLARK FREEPORT--It was a smooth sail until the cloud of uncertainty enveloped the staging of the PBA bubble, no thanks to the COVID-19 cases that were reported just days apart. Good thing, a ray of sunshine has brighten up the mood of the anxious...
The PBA announced Sunday that a player has tested positive for the COVID-19. League commissioner Willie Marcial said they are also cancelling the 4 p.m. game between Blackwater and Rain or Shine. The "Bubble Clasico" featuring Barangay Ginebra and Magnolia will push through as scheduled at 6:45...
