PNP Responders
Current season, competition or edition: UNTV Cup Season 6
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| Sport | Basketball |
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| Founded | July 29, 2013 |
| Inaugural season | 2013 |
| Commissioner | Atoy Co |
| Motto |
Ito Ang Bagong Game Ko (lit. This is my new game) Liga ng mga Public Servants (lit. League of Public Servants) |
| No. of teams | 13 |
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Most recent champion(s) |
PNP Responders |
| Most titles | AFP Cavaliers, Judiciary Magis (2 titles each) |
| TV partner(s) | UNTV |
| Official website | www |
UNTV Cup is a charity basketball league organized in the Philippines. Basketball teams organized by government agencies guested by celebrities compete in the league.
The game was started on July 29, 2013 coinciding the 9th Anniversary Celebration of UNTV.As an amateur league, UNTV Cup is using the FIBA rules as its House Rules which is being used in world basketball and Olympics according to Mr. Raffy Britanico, officiating head of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), a basketball association in the Philippines.
Its first season was held at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.Fortunato Co serves as the commissioner of the basketball league. Following the success of its first season, UNTV Cup season two was opened on February 11, 2014 at the same venue with newly added public service booths of each participating teams/government agencies. An off-season game was opened on August 21, 2014 with the three branches of the Philippine government: Judiciary, Legislative an Executive teams. Also with Media Team (Team ni Kuya) will also play to complete the set of players. Its third season will be opened on November 17, this year.
UNTV Cup is an original concept by Daniel Razon tagged as Mr. Public Service and materialized by UNTV widely known as public service television station in the Philippines. He is the chairman and CEO of BMPI-UNTV, the organization behind the UNTV Cup.
The Judiciary Magis and the Armed Forces of the Philippines Cavaliers has the most UNTV Cup titles, with each team winning twice.
UNTV Cup started its first season with a ceremonial toss on July 29, 2013 and it was expected to end in January 2014 but it ended early on November 5 of the same year. The project is aimed to promote unity, camaraderie and physical fitness among government officials in the country. Judiciary team was the winner of the season. The prize was given to the Victims of calamities in Central Visayas and war in Southern Philippines.
UNTV Cup season two started its ceremonial toss last February 11, 2014 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City with additional three (3) teams to come up with a total of ten teams. Atoy Co and Ed Cordero serve as commissioner and deputy commissioner respectively during the course of UNTV Cup season two. The game ended successfully on July 8, 2014 on the same venue. AFP Cavaliers was the winning team on this season. The prize was given to it's charity AFP Educational Benefit System Office (AFPEBSO).
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