PBA teams to resume training
THE Meralco Bolts are set to begin training for the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Season 46 in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. Meralco head coach Norman Black told The ‘has already been given a provisional approval Manila Times on Sunday the Bolts will train since the Bolts are training in an area at the Laoag Centennial Arena, while the Fort with low quarantine level.’ Ilocandia Hotel will house the team. However, a virtual inspection in the
Laoag is currently under general community training venue by the GAB and the Covid-19 quarantine (GCQ) where scrimmages swab test results of the team will are allowed. Games and Amusements Board still determine whether Meralco will be (GAB) chairman Baham Mitra said Meralco given a full approval, added Mitra.
Meanwhile, the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters and the NorthPort Batang Pier have secured permits from the local government units (LGUs) of Mandaluyong and Cainta, respectively, to hold training sessions.
Both cities are under GCQ with heightened restrictions which prohibit team scrimmages. However, permission from the LGUs to hold training, as well as the approval of the PBA and the GAB are enough to get the ball rolling.
A source from the Rain or Shine champ shared that the team will train at the Reyes Gym, while NorthPort team manager Bonnie Tan confirmed the Batang Pier will hold practice at the King’s Landing Gym in Cainta.
Both proposed trainings are still pending for approval from the PBA and GAB.
Meanwhile, most PBA teams are likely headed to Batangas City which is under GCQ with no heightened restrictions.
The LGU of the city has already agreed to host the closed-circuit training of the teams, offering the Batangas City Coliseum, Batangas State University Gym and Lyceum of the Philippines University Batangas Gym as venues for training.