UNTV Cup

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UNTV Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event UNTV Cup Season 12
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SportBasketball
FoundedJuly 29, 2013; 13 years ago (2013-07-29)
FounderDaniel Razon
First season2013
CommissionerAtoy Co
Ed Cordero
Claim to fameThe first charity basketball league of public servants
MottoAng Liga ng Public Servants (lit.Template:Thinsp'The League of Public Servants')
Win in Sports, Win for Charity
No. of teamsRegular season: 12
Executive Face Off: 14
3x3: 8
CountryTemplate:Flagicon Philippines
Most recent
championTemplate:Pluralize from text		Regular season:
Agriculture Food Masters (2nd title)
Executive Face Off:
AFP Cavaliers (2nd title)
3x3:
PITC Global Traders
(2nd title)
Off season:
Alaska Milkmen (1st title)
Most titlesRegular season:
AFP Cavaliers (4 titles)
Executive Face Off:
AFP Cavaliers
(2 titles)
3x3:
PITC Global Traders
(2 titles)
BroadcasterTemplate:Pluralize from textUNTV
Official websitewww.untvweb.com/untvcup/

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The UNTV Cup is a men's charity basketball league organized in the Philippines. Fourteen basketball teams represented by government agencies compete in the tournament.[1][2]

The league's first game started on July 29, 2013, coinciding the 9th Anniversary Celebration of UNTV.[3] 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,[4] 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.[5] 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.

UNTV Cup is an original concept by Daniel Razon[6] tagged as Mr. Public Service[7] and materialized by UNTV widely known as public service television station[8] in the Philippines. He is the chairman and CEO of BMPI-UNTV, the organization behind the UNTV Cup.

Regular games are usually held at the Paco Arena in Manila City and Novadeci Convention Center in Quezon City, with a live telecast on the UNTV Public Service channel every Sunday and Thursday afternoon.

Competition format

Regular season

Elimination rounds

UNTV Cup's regular season runs from September or October to March of the following year. Regardless of the number of teams, they are divided into two groups for the first round of eliminations. Each team will face all other teams in the same group once. After all the first-round games are played, the bottom two teams of both groups are eliminated for the season, and the remaining teams advance to the second round of eliminations.

All teams that advanced are combined into one group, and there will be a crossover where each team will play against all the teams they were not grouped with in the first round. After the single round robin games in the second phase of eliminations, the bottom two teams will be eliminated for the season, and the remaining teams qualify for the playoffs.

If teams have identical win-loss records in the standings, regardless of the phase of the competition, the official tiebreaker procedure is as follows:

  1. Largest point differential in head-to-head matches among tied teams
  2. Winner of head-to-head matches among tied teams

Playoffs

The top two teams in the standings advance to the semifinals, while the remaining teams play each other again once in the quarterfinals. The two teams at the top of the standings after the round robin quarterfinals goes to the semifinals, while the other teams are eliminated.

In the semifinals, the matchups are #1 versus #4 and #2 versus #3, where the higher seeds have a twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinal winners will then meet in the best-of-three Finals, while the semifinal losers will play for a third-place game.

The first team to get two wins in the Finals are declared champions and get the largest money to donate to their chosen beneficiaries.

Executive Face Off

The Executive Face Off usually does not coincide with the regular season, and it runs from May to July. The duration is shorter due to fewer entrants than the regular tournament, and so the teams are considered as one group. All teams will play a single round robin where they face each other team once.

After the elimination round games, only the top four teams will advance to the semifinals, where #1 meets #4 and #2 plays #3. The higher seeds will have a twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinal winners will then meet in the best-of-three Finals for a chance to get the championship and the biggest money to give to their chosen beneficiaries.  

Teams

The UNTV Cup started in 2013 with 7 teams. The number of teams differ by season since government agencies voluntarily apply. Each season, participating teams are divided into two groups for the elimination round, but it is not publicly revealed how the selection process for groups is performed.

Government agencies are urged to join and will not have to pay a joining fee. Instead, the teams are given free uniforms by the league, and beneficiaries are given the prize whatever round the teams finished.[9]

For the Executive Face Off editions, players must be executives aged 40 years old and above.

Including Season 12, there have been 26 teams in the history of the league.

Active teams

As of 2026

Government agency(ies) Moniker First season Seasons played Head coach
Armed Forces of the Philippines[a] AFP Cavaliers 2013 12 Jeffrey Quiambao
Commission on Elections COMELEC Vanguards 2023 3 Atty. Jan Ale Fajardo
Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR Warriors/Lawin Patrollers 2019 5 Atty. Norlito Eneran
Department of Justice DOJ Hunters/Avengers/Justice Boosters/Beacons/Radiance 2013[b] 10 Gerry Esplana
Government Service Insurance System GSIS Furies 2014 10 Arvin Bonleon
Supreme Court of the Philippines Judiciary Cagers/Magis 2013 12 Gilbert Malabanan
National Housing Authority NHA Builders/Home Masters 2014 10 Sherwin Crisostomo
Office of the Ombudsman Ombudsman Graft Busters 2015 9 Danny Florano
Office of the President OP Bagong Pilipinas (formerly Malacañang-PSC Patriots/Kamao & OP-PMS Trailblazers) 2014 10 Khasim Mirza
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation PhilHealth Advocates/Your Partner In Health/Plus/Konsulta/Health Insurers 2013[c] 7 Ronald Louie Laruscain
Philippine National Police PNP Hinirangs/Responders 2013 12 Edward Legayada
Senate of the Philippines Senate Defenders 2014[d] 10 Japs Cuan

Defunct teams

Government agency(ies) Moniker Years joined Seasons played W–L record Win% Playoff appearances
Bureau of Customs BOC Transformers 2016–2017 1 – 1
Bureau of Fire Protection BFP Firefighters 2014–2018 4 – 2
Bureau of Jail Management and Penology BJMP Greyhounds 2024–2025 1 – 0
Commission on Audit COA Enablers 2017–2018 1 Template:Ntsh0–6 .000 0
Congress of the Philippines and
Local Government Units[e] 		Congress-LGU Legislators 2013 1 Template:Ntsh2–5 .286 1
Department of Agriculture Agriculture Food Masters 2017–2025 6 – 3
Department of Foreign Affairs DFA Emissaries 2023–2025 2 – 0
Department of Health DOH Health Achievers 2017–2018 1 Template:Ntsh1–5 .167 0
House of Representatives HOR Solons 2014–2017 4 – 0
Local Government Units[e] LGU Vanguards 2014 1 Template:Ntsh3–5 .375 0
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority MMDA Equalizers/Black Wolves 2013–2017 5 – 3
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency PDEA Drug Busters 2017–2018 1 Template:Ntsh2–8 .200 0
Philippine International Trading Corporation PITC Global Traders 2018–2020 2 – 2
Social Security System SSS Kabalikat 2019–2025 4 – 1

Timeline

As of October 30, 2023, there have been 25 teams in the history of the UNTV Cup. There were also interested agencies such as the Philippine Coast Guard (for Season 2), PhilHealth and MTRCB (for Season 10), but reasons were undisclosed why they were not in the lineup of teams.

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Championships

Regular season

The Armed Forces of the Philippines Cavaliers have the most UNTV Cup titles, winning 4 championships in the regular season. The second most successful team is the Judiciary Cagers/Magis and Agriculture Food Masters, who both have 2 championships. The DENR Warriors (now DENR Lawin Patrollers), PNP Responders, and Senate Defenders won 1 title each, with DENR holding the distinction of being the only first-year team to claim the trophy. Malacañang-PSC Patriots/Kamao (now OP Bagong Pilipinas) is the only team that reached multiple finals but have not yet won a championship.

Teams that competed in the finals
Teams Win Loss Total Win% Year(s) won Year(s) lost
AFP Cavaliers 4 1 5 .800 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023 2020
Judiciary Cagers/Magis 2 1 3 .667 2013, 2015 2023
Agriculture Food Masters 2 0 2 1.000 2024, 2025
DENR Warriors (now DENR Lawin Patrollers) 1 0 1 1.000 2020
Senate Defenders 1 1 2 .500 2018 2019
PNP Hinirangs/Responders 1 3 4 .250 2017 2013, 2014, 2016
SSS Kabalikat 0 1 1 .000 2024
Ombudsman Graft Busters 0 1 1 .000 2025
Malacañang-PSC Patriots/Kamao (now OP Bagong Pilipinas) 0 3 3 .000 2015, 2017, 2018[10]
Current teams that have no UNTV Cup Finals appearances
  • Commission on Elections (COMELEC Vanguards)
  • Department of Justice (DOJ Hunters/Avengers/Justice Boosters/Beacons/Radiance)
  • Government Service Insurance System (GSIS Furies)
  • National Housing Authority (NHA Builders/Home Masters)
  • Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth Advocates/Your Partner In Health/Plus/Konsulta/Health Insurers)
Defunct teams that had no UNTV Cup Finals appearances
  • Bureau of Customs (BOC Transformers)
  • Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP Firefighters)
  • Commission on Audit (COA Enablers)
  • Congress-LGU Legislators
  • Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA Emissaries)
  • Department of Health (DOH Health Achievers)
  • House of Representatives (HOR Solons)
  • Local Government Unit (LGU Vanguards)
  • Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA Equalizers/Black Wolves)
  • Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA Drug Busters)
  • Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC Global Traders)

Executive Face Off

There have been four Executive Face Off tournaments in the history of the league. The Clash of the Three was the precursor for the succeeding Executive Face Off tournaments, and in effect, Team Judiciary is included in the official list of Executive Face Off champions. The 2018 PNP Executives team is the only squad that achieved a perfect season, whether regular season or off season.

The Executive Face Off tournament usually commences after the regular season. In 2023, the Executive Face Off games are held during the same game days with the regular tournament, making it the first time that the regular season and Executive Face Off tournaments are simultaneous.

Tournament Champion Result Runner-up Ref.
Clash of the Three 2014 Team Judiciary – Team Legislators
Executive Face Off 2017 AFP Cavaliers 75–71 (OT) PNP Responders
Executive Face Off 2018 PNP Responders 81–53 Ombudsman Graft Busters
Executive Face Off 2023 Senate Sentinels 81–72 PNP Responders [11]
Executive Face Off 2025 AFP Cavaliers 60–56 Judiciary Magis

PBA Legends Face-Off

There has been one off season tournament where PBA teams, represented by their former players who are retired at the time the games were held, have played in the UNTV Cup for charity, dubbed as the PBA Legends Face-Off. The only edition happened on 2019, where the Alaska Milkmen became champions among 4 participating teams.

Tournament Champion Result Runner-up Ref.
PBA Legends Face-Off 2019 Alaska Milkmen 77–75 San Miguel Beermen

3x3 (Tatluhan)

There have been two editions of the 3x3 tournament, and both instances are won by the PITC Global Traders. Games are held as opener for UNTV Cup Finals.

Season Champion Result Runner-up Ref.
Season 7 PITC Global Traders 15–13 Malacañang-PSC Kamao [12]
Season 8 PITC Global Traders 14–13 PhilHealth Plus

Beneficiaries

From Season 1 to Season 6, including the three off season tournaments, UNTV Cup has given a total of ₱35 million to the beneficiaries of the participating teams.[13]

For Season 9 alone, a total of 8.1 million pesos was granted to all the teams' beneficiaries tax-free.

Team Beneficiaries Total cash prize
Senate Defenders Kythe Foundation, Inc., Pangarap Foundation, Inc., and Tahanang Mapagpala Immaculada Concepcion, Inc.[14] at least ₱6 million
AFP Cavaliers AFP Educational Benefit System Office (AFP-EBSO)[15][16] at least ₱5 million
Judiciary Cagers/Magis Court Employees Severely Affected by Typhoons and Calamities[17] at least ₱4 million[10]
Malacañan-PSC Patriots/Kamao Philippine Children's Medical Center and Millenium Sports Support System Association Inc.[18] at least ₱2 million
NHA Builders NHA Provident Fund Association, Inc.[19] at least ₱1,500,000[10]
PNP Hinirangs/Responders Public Assistance for Rescue, Disaster and Support Services (PARDSS) Foundation International, Inc.[20] at least ₱1,100,000
Skywalker Exhibition Game Samboy Lim and family[21] ₱1,000,000
BOC Transformers Caritas Manila, Inc. ₱600,000
Ombudsman Graft Busters Ombudsman Provident Fund[22] at least ₱500,000[10]
MMDA Black Wolves Neonatal ICU – PGH at least ₱150,000
PhilHealth Advocates/Plus/Konsulta PhilHealth Provident Fund[23][24] at least ₱150,000
DOJ Hunters/Justice Boosters Department of Justice Employees’ Association (DOJEA)[25] at least ₱100,000
GSIS Furies Kapisanan ng mga Manggagawa sa GSIS[26][27] at least ₱100,000
BFP Firefighters Philippine Science High School Foundation Inc.[28][29][30] at least ₱100,000
Agriculture Food Masters Don Bosco Foundation for Sustainable Development,[29][30] Tibao Farmer Dreamers Association[31][32] ₱200,000
COA Enablers Caritas Novaliches, Inc.[29][30] ₱100,000
DOH Health Achievers Dr. Gerry Cunanan Mindanao Heart Foundation, and Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko[29][30] ₱100,000
PDEA Drug Busters Confederation of Community Oriented Policing System NGOs, (CCOPS-NGOs) Inc.[29][30][33] ₱100,000
PITC Global Traders Blas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute, Bahay Pagasa of Biñan, and Mga Munting Hiling Foundation Inc.[23][34] ₱100,000

Venues

Since the UNTV Cup does not implement a home-and-away system, there have been varying venues throughout the years. The Smart Araneta Coliseum is the only venue that the league has played at least one game every season.

Venues of UNTV Cup
Metro Manila Calabarzon
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Arena Location Tournament Capacity
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Alonte Sports Arena Biñan, Laguna 5 checkY 6,500
Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan City 10 checkY 6,000
Gatorade Hoops Center Mandaluyong City 7 checkY 300
GSIS Gymnasium Pasay City 7 checkY
JCSGO Gym Quezon City 6, 7 checkY 2,000
Makati Coliseum Makati City 3 checkY 12,000
Mall of Asia Arena Pasay City 3, 4, 5, 8 checkY 20,000
Meralco Gym Pasig City 2, 6, 7 checkY checkY
Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila City 10 checkY 6,000
Novadeci Convention Center Quezon City 9, 10 checkY checkY 2,000
Olivarez Sports Center Parañaque City 6 checkY 3,500
Paco Arena Manila City 8, 9, 10 checkY checkY
Pasig City Sports Center Pasig City 1, 5, 6, 7, 8 checkY checkY 3,000
Philippine Navy Gym Taguig City 1 checkY
PhilSports Arena Pasig City 9, 10 checkY checkY 10,000
San Juan Gym San Juan City 8 checkY 2,000
Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10[f] checkY checkY 14,429
Strike Gymnasium Bacoor, Cavite 5 checkY 1,500
Treston International College Gym Taguig City 1 checkY checkY
University of Makati Gym Taguig City[g] 3, 5 checkY
Upper Deck Sports Center Pasig City 6 checkY
Ynares Sports Arena Pasig City 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 checkY checkY 3,000

Seasons and off-seasons

Regular seasons

Season 1 (2013)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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.

Season 2 (2014)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". UNTV Cup season two started its ceremonial toss last February 11, 2014, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City with additional three teams to come up with a total of ten teams.[35] 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 its charity AFP Educational Benefit System Office (AFPEBSO).

Season 3 (2014–15)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". UNTV Cup Season 3 opened last October 2014 as previously announced but the said event was opened on November 17, 2014, at SM Mall of Asia Arena.[36] It was ended on April 28, 2015, in its final games at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Aside from existing teams, newcomers are Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP Firefighters), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS Furies) and National Housing Authority (NHA Builders) to complete the eleven teams of the UNTV Cup Season 3. Judiciary Magis was the season's winner. The prize was donated to the Supreme Court employees who are sick or injured while on duty.

Season 4 (2015–16)

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Season 5 (2016–17)

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The Season 5 of the UNTV Cup started on August 29, 2016, at the Mall of Asia Arena. There were 13 teams, including defending champions AFP Cavaliers and new team Bureau of Customs Transformers, will compete for a chance to win the championship of the 5th season of the public service-based basketball tournament.[37] PNP Responders was the winning team on this season.

Season 6 (2017–18)

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Season 7 (2018–19)

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Season 8 (2019–20)

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Season 9 (2022–23)

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Season 10 (2023–24)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The tenth season of the league opened on October 30, 2023, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, in Quezon City. A total of fourteen (14) teams participated in this season, which included twelve returning teams from the previous season, and two new additional teams in COMELEC Vanguards and DFA Emissaries. Agriculture Food Masters won the championship defeating the SSS Kabalikat to claim their first-ever championship in their history, as both teams are first timers to compete in the UNTV Cup Finals.

Off-seasons

Clash of the Three (2014)

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". UNTV Cup Off Season, officially called as the UNTV Cup off-season games: Clash of Three (spelled TH3EE or th3ee where 3 represents letter R), was a basketball games among the three branches of the Philippine Government namely: the Judiciary, the Legislative, and Executives teams. Non-earning point Media Team (Team ni Kuya) also play the off-season game to complete the set of players. The off-season game was started on August 21, 2014, at Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines and ended its final games on October 14, 2014. Judiciary team was the winner of the season. The prize was given to Children In Conflict with the Law (CICL).

Executive Face Off 2017

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Executive Face Off 2018

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PBA Legends Face-Off 2019

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The finals game was held on July 8, 2019, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was between the undefeated San Miguel Beermen and #2 team Alaska Milkmen. Alaska escaped San Miguel on a close battle, 77–75, to get the championship.

3x3 tournaments

On March 11, 2019, the first 3x3 tournament in the history of the league served as opener for the Game 2 of the Season 7 Finals. The four non-finals playoff teams participated in the knockout games. PITC Global Traders were crowned champions by defeating Malacanang-PSC Kamao in the final, taking home ₱20,000 prize.[12]

The second 3x3 edition started on March 1, 2020, dubbed as Tatluhan. All eight non-semifinals teams participate in the pocket tournament, which opened for the Season 8 Finals.

Records

Individual game records

Points

  • Most points in a game
  • 67 by Kenneth Aljard, OP-PMS Trailblazers (vs. DOJ Beacons) on December 12, 2023

Kit Providers

The league has had different outfitters throughout the years.

Season Kit Provider
Jersey Haven
Season 8 Kickstand Sportswear
Season 10 Kalos PH Sportswear

Awards

Year Association Category Nominee(s) Result
2014 AnakTV AnakTV Seal Award[42][43] UNTV Cup Awarded
2016 AnakTV AnakTV Seal Award[42][44] UNTV Cup Awarded
2017 AnakTV AnakTV Seal Award[45][46][42] UNTV Cup Awarded
2019 AnakTV AnakTV Seal Award[47] UNTV Cup Awarded
2023 AnakTV AnakTV Seal Award[48] UNTV Cup Awarded

Notes

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  1. ^ The AFP is represented by its three branches: the Philippine Army, the Philippine Air Force, and the Philippine Navy.
  2. ^ DOJ played on the first seven seasons of the league and re-joined on 2023 (Season 10) after a 2-season absence.
  3. ^ PhilHealth played on the first two seasons of the league, and re-joined on 2018 (Season 7) after a 4-season absence. Their second stint lasted for three seasons.
  4. ^ Senate played for 6 seasons since joining the league in 2014 (Season 2), and re-joined on 2022 (Season 9) after a 1-season absence due to the concluded 2019 senatorial election.
  5. ^ a b Despite the similar name, the agency Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) was not officially represented in the UNTV Cup.
  6. ^ The Smart Araneta Coliseum is the only venue that the league has played at least one game every season.
  7. ^ The University of Makati was located in Makati City when UNTV Cup games were played at the venue in 2014 and 2016. Since 2023, UMak is geographically located in Taguig City.

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