Published December 20, 2020, 9:50 PM
One of the most controversial moments in the history of Philippine basketball happened on Dec. 19, 1971 when Robert Jaworski and Meralco teammate Big Boy Reynoso hit two referees during their MICAA game against Crispa.
The incident came during the second half of their MICAA All-Filipino match when Jaworski and Reynoso attacked referees Eriberto Cruz and Jose Obias, much to the astonishment of the crowd inside the Rizal Memorial Coliseum.
Two days later, The Basketball Association of the Philippines slapped a lifetime ban on both Jaworski and Reynoso but the punishment was lifted in 1973.
The following is a story of the incident which landed on the front page of the Manila Bulletin on Dec. 20, 1971.
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The oldest collegiate league in the country, the NCAA, formalized its partnership with giant television network GMA-7 as the two parties signed Thursday a five-year deal that starts with Season 96.
The contract signing was held at Letran, the Season 96 host, as several officials attended the momentous occasion, while others attended virtually to witness the contract signing.
The league is banking on the wide reach of the country’s largest network, which will allow viewers across the Philippines and around the world to catch the NCAA games on GMA News TV, GMA Pinoy TV, and via online streaming www.GMANetwork.com.
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PLDT, Inc. Chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan has donated $1 million to The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to establish an MBA fellowship fund and support a behavioral research laboratory, the company said in a statement.
“We are exceedingly grateful for MVP’s gifts to the school. Thank you for all your contributions,” said Dean Erika H. James of The Wharton School during an e-meet where representatives of the school expressed their gratitude to Mr. Pangilinan, himself a Wharton graduate.
His gift donation will be allocated equally between the fellowship fund and the Tangen Hall Mechatronics Laboratory.
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