Cebu Daily News
First Posted 12:16pm (Mla time) 10/19/2007
FORMER Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) commissioner Noli Eala will spearhead the creation of a community-based league named Liga Pilipinas.
Liga Pilipinas is a merger of the National Basketball Conference (NBC) and Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association (MVBA).
“This is a developmental league. We are building from the grassroots and we will give chance to those aspiring cagers to showcase their talents without playing in the big collegiate teams in Manila,” said Eala when interviewed in a national television yesterday.
Eala said it was BAP-SBP executive director Patrick Gregorio who came up with the idea of creating the league.
“Patrick is a good friend of mine and approached me and asked me to help them form the league,” said Eala, who resigned as PBA commissioner after he was disbarred by the Supreme Court due to “immorality”.
The respective leaders of NBC and MVBA have already agreed to merge in a meeting held early this week in Manila.
“Hopefully, we can have our opening early next year.” /CORRESPONDENT CALVIN D. CORDOVA
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