Almarinez, who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte this year to the PITC position, scored 25 points in the Herculean effort that saw him also bag the tournament’s Most Valuable Player Award. Almarinez also had a lot of help from former Jose Rizal University Heavy Bomber Teytey Teodoro, who added 15 points. PLDT was led by EJ De Guzman, who was backstopped by former University of the Philippines players Magi Sison and Gelo Montecastro. Second, this is to generate support to help out the Hero Foundation. Sana yung former college stars and pros will help generate awareness for the league and its vision.”

Source: Philippine Star December 18, 2017 03:45 UTC