San Juan trounced Makati, 76-70, and Basilan downed Davao, 74-72, in the series openers.
Because the MPBL, founded by Senator Manny Pacquiao, is amateur in status, it took a long time before the league was given permission to resume by the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) subject to strict health protocols. We re just happy to be given the chance to complete the (Lakan) season and fulfill our commitment to the fans, said MPBL Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes. We re grateful to our COO (Senator Pacquiao) that despite the situation he persevered for our resumption. Of course, we d like to thank the IATF, central and regional, the DOH (Department of Health), SBMA (Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority) through Administrator Atty. Wilma Eisma, MPBL Governor Cong. Dong Gonzales, and, of course, Bong Cuevas for hosting us.
Published March 6, 2021, 2:10 PM
A year after it got stalled, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League resumes with the deciding games of the North and South division finals on Wednesday, March 10, in a bubble in Subic, Zambales.
The San Juan Knights and the Makati Super Crunch will dispute the MPBL Chooks-to-Go Lakan Season North crown while the Davao Occidental Tigers and the Basilan Steel tangle for the South title at the closed-door Subic Bay Gymnasium.
Both series are tied at 1-1 before the Luzon-wide lockdown was imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and all sports activities were grounded.
The MPBL last held its games on March 11, 2020, with the Super Crunch besting the Knights, 91-88, and the Tigers subduing the Steel, 81-76, to force the deciders.
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+ February 10, 2021 IF HE were qualified to run again, Mayor Edwin “EdSa” Santiago has a good percentage of winning.
But he is set to “graduate”, having reached the term limit. At 62, EdSa is relatively young. He is not about to challenge Dong Gonzales for the 3rd District of Pampanga? He may give Dong a lot of headaches but his support may come solely in San Fernando. He has no organization in Bacolor, Mexico, Sta. Ana and Arayat. Dong is well-entrenched – having mastered the patriarchal “ninong” politics. After 2022, EdSa has the luxury of choice – run for Congressman or return to the City Hall of San Fernando. Will he just “rest” in the 2022 elections.