Published May 11, 2021, 4:43 PM
The Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup was given the go-signal by the Games and Amusements Board to hold its Mindanao Leg on May 30, weeks after the second phase of the upstart league due to a game-fixing controversy that marred the recent Visayas Leg.
GAB chairman Baham Mitra said the government body for professional sports took into consideration the swift action of the league officials in the aftermath of the incident where players of the Siquijor Mystics and ARQ Builders-Lapu-Lapu City made deliberate attempts to miss their shots during a game last month in Alcantara, Cebu.
“We are grateful to the league’s officials for their sincerity to undertake the needed reforms for the protection and welfare of professional basketball, the players, and the public,” said Mitra.
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Country’s hosting of FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers gets nod, too
THE Philippine Basketball Association’s (PBA) push to start its delayed Season 46 caught a break late last week when it got government approval to have its member teams resume practices.
In an announcement made on Friday, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), through Resolution No. 114, gave the go-ahead on the planned workouts of PBA teams in areas under general community quarantine (GCQ) or moderate GCQ setup.
Also approved was the country’s hosting of the third window of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) Asia Cup Qualifiers in June in a “bubble” setting at Clark City in Angeles, Pampanga.
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THE Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) has approved the PBA’s request to hold full practices and scrimmages in aread under General Community Quarantine (GCQ) and MGCQ, clearing the way for the launch of its long-delayed season.
The decision, announced by presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday during a press briefing, finally gives PBA teams the green light to finally conduct full practices outside a bubble environment amid the pandemic.
Under government regulations, professional teams can only practice in small groups in GCQ areas and hold full practices including scrimmages only in areas under MGCQ.
The latest directive give PBA teams the clearance to hold full practices and scrimmages in GCQ areas.
PBA teams get go-signal from IATF to start practicing
PBA teams can now begin scrimmages on May 18 at the earliest after the league obtained clearance from the Philippine government to practice in areas both under general community quarantine and modified GCQ.
Commissioner Willie Marcial confirmed the development Friday and said the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) acted favorably on the league s request. The Office of the President told me Thursday that the IATF has approved our request. We have to sort out logistics first, but practices and scrimmages are now allowed, he said in Filipino during a virtual press conference.
PBA eyes to start ‘closed circuit’ practices on May 18
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 7) – Philippine Basketball Association Commissioner Willie Marcial bared on Friday that the league is eyeing May 18 as the start of teams practices for Season 46.
Marcial made the announcement after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved on Friday the league’s request to hold scrimmages and team practice in general community quarantine and modified general community quarantine areas.
“The IATF approved the holding of practices and scrimmages, but we will talk with GAB (Games and Amusements Board) Chairman Baham Mitra about the specific protocols,” said Marcial.