THE difficulties of playing in a bubble setup tops the agenda of the third Philippine Professional Sports Summit to be conducted by the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) starting on Wednesday,
The one-day summit will be held online for the second straight year.
Joining the summit are officials of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), Premier Volleyball League (PVL), Philippine Football League (PFL), National Basketball League (NBL), Women’s NBL, Chooks-To-Go Pilipinas 3×3 and VisMin Cup.
Representatives fron boxing, golf, chess and e-sports will also serve as guest speakers in this year’s summit.
“There will be leagues that are going to share their experiences during the pandemic,” GAB Chairman Abraham “Baham” Mitra told Tuesday’s online session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum.
This year’s theme is “Professional Sports Through The Pandemic: Now and Future Directions.”
Serving as resource speakers are PBA Deputy Commissioner Eric Castro, former Philippine Basketball League Commissioner Chino Trinidad for VisMin Cup, Mark Zambrano for Chooks-To-Go Pilipinas 3×3 and Rhose Montreal in behalf of the NBL and WNBL—all basketball tournaments.
The other resource speakers are Ricky Palou (PVL), Coco Torre (PFL), Atty. Paul Elauria (Professional Chess Association of the Philippines), Mohamed Shariz (Philippine Golf Tour Inc.), Steven Uytengsu (Ironman), Marlon Marcelo (Philippine Esports Organization), Nico Kenji Nazario (e-sports), Jonmar Villaluna (e-sports player) and boxing promoters Brico Santig, JC Mananquil and Charlemagne Marban III.
Boxing officials Alberto Dulalas, Romulo Marlou Neri, Atty. Danrex Tapdasan and Nicolas Banal, muay thai promoter Francis Amandy and Team Lakay chairman and head coach Mark Sangiao are also on the list.
“Policy makers will also speak during the summit, as well as players, the licensees,” Mitra added in the session presented by San Miguel Corp., Milo, Amelie Hotel, Braska Restaurant, and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.
Also invited are officials from the Commission on Higher Education, State Universities and Colleges Association, Philippine Sports Commission and provincial, city and regional sports coordinators.