Defending champion Pampanga thwarted Abra's repeated rallies to prevail, 88-79, on Monday and assured itself of the second spot in the North Division of the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season at the FPJ Arena in San Jose, Batangas.

The UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT) may have found their ‘forever’ with Robina Gokongwei-Pe and Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. (RRHI).

Photo: (From left to right) Bo Perasol, UP OASD Director; Jed Eva, Chairman of Nowhere to Go but UP; with Palawan Group of Companies Board Members: Lilian Castro-Selda, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer; Angelita M. Castro, Deputy Chairman; Korina Castro-Fernando, Chief Human Resources Officer; Goldwin Monteverde, UP Men’s Basketball Team Head Coach; and Paul Ramos, UP Women’s Basketball Team Head Coach.

Longtime UP Fighting Maroons supporter, the Palawan Group of Companies (PGC), has taken its support of the University of the Philippines basketball program to the next level by embracing the UP’s Women’s Basketball Team (UPWBT) and the UP Junior Basketball Team (UPJBT) alongside the UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT).

Olympic sports 3x3 basketball got an additional boost as a former champion partnered with corporate backers and sponsors to hold the Half Court  3x3 basketball tournament scheduled to start on September 7 at the Crystal Pavilion of five-star Okada Manila in Pasay City.

San Juan weathered Pampanga's final assault to prevail, 86-82, on Friday in their battle for the North Division and overall supremacy in the MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) Sixth Season elimination round at the Cuneta Astrodome in Pasay City.