2009 PBA Draft
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The 2009 Philippine Basketball Association
(PBA) Rookie Draft
is an event, which allows teams to draft
players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig City
on August 2, 2009. The Burger King Whoppers selected Japeth Aguilar
of the Ateneo de Manila University
and Western Kentucky University
as the number one draft pick. Players applied for the draft had undergone a three-day rookie camp.
as its overall No.1 draft pick in the 2009 PBA Draft; however days after the draft, he boldly declare that he would join the Smart Gilas
Pilipinas developmental basketball program coached by Serbian
Rajko Toroman
, a move which caused controversy within the PBA and angst especially by the team that drafted him. Its governor, Lito Alvarez, even went to the extent of banning Aguilar from the league for his refusal to sign with the Whoppers.
An amicable settlement was reached on October 9, 2009, two days before the 35th PBA season
. With SBP prexy Manny Pangilinan
and executive director Noli Eala
intervening and at Alvarez's behest, Aguilar signed the one-year contract with the Whoppers, which included him playing for a few games with them then he would be traded to Talk N Text Tropang Texters (Pangilinan's PBA team) which would then release him to Smart Gilas as he wanted. Alvarez even said that before Aguilar signed their conract, the former already has had the latter's No.18 uniform with the Whoppers made.
Aguilar played his only professional game with the Whoppers against the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in the PBA season opener, which ended in a 93-80 loss to the Giants. Immediately after, Aguilar got his wish as the Whoppers traded him to the Tropang Texters in exchange for future draft picks, indirectly through Barako Bull Energy Boosters which acted as the conduit team. As expected, TNT loaned him to Smart Gilas where he will stay there until after the 2012 London Olympics as per his Gilas contract.
As the consequence of this controversy, the board of governors approved stiffer penalties for rookie draftees who would turn their back on the league.
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...
(PBA) Rookie Draft
Philippine Basketball Association Draft
The Philippine Basketball Association Draft is an annual event in the PBA calendar in which teams can acquire new players outside the league which are not free agents in an agreed-upon order....
is an event, which allows teams to draft
Draft (sports)
A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia and the Philippines to allocate certain players to sports teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players...
players from the amateur ranks. The event was held at Market! Market! in Taguig City
Taguig City
Taguig is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. From a thriving fishing community along the shores of Laguna de Bay, it is now an important residential, commercial and industrial center...
on August 2, 2009. The Burger King Whoppers selected Japeth Aguilar
Japeth Aguilar
Japeth Paul C. Aguilar , better known as Japeth Aguilar born in Pampanga, Philippines, is a Filipino basketball player. He recently played for Smart Gilas, and will play for the Talk N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...
of the Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University
The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
and Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University
Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier....
as the number one draft pick. Players applied for the draft had undergone a three-day rookie camp.
Japeth Aguilar controversy
As expected, the Burger King Whoppers nabbed Japeth AguilarJapeth Aguilar
Japeth Paul C. Aguilar , better known as Japeth Aguilar born in Pampanga, Philippines, is a Filipino basketball player. He recently played for Smart Gilas, and will play for the Talk N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association...
as its overall No.1 draft pick in the 2009 PBA Draft; however days after the draft, he boldly declare that he would join the Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas
Smart Gilas Pilipinas is a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...
Pilipinas developmental basketball program coached by Serbian
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
Rajko Toroman
Rajko Toroman
Rajko Toroman is a Serbian professional basketball coach. He is currently the Philippines National Team Project Director for Basketball having been hired by country’s basketball federation Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas...
, a move which caused controversy within the PBA and angst especially by the team that drafted him. Its governor, Lito Alvarez, even went to the extent of banning Aguilar from the league for his refusal to sign with the Whoppers.
An amicable settlement was reached on October 9, 2009, two days before the 35th PBA season
2009–10 PBA season
The 2009–10 PBA Season was the 35th season of the Philippine Basketball Association . The season formally opened on October 11, 2009 and ended on August 18, 2010...
. With SBP prexy Manny Pangilinan
Manuel V. Pangilinan
Manuel V Pangilinan , also known as Manny Pangilinan and MVP, is a Filipino businessman. He is the Chairman of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company, from 1998 up to the present....
and executive director Noli Eala
Noli Eala
Jose Emmanuel M. Eala, better known as Noli Eala, was the sixth commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association from 2003 to 2007. Before he became the commissioner of the league, he was a play-by-play commentator of Viva-Vintage Sports, which broadcasts the PBA Games, from the early 1990s...
intervening and at Alvarez's behest, Aguilar signed the one-year contract with the Whoppers, which included him playing for a few games with them then he would be traded to Talk N Text Tropang Texters (Pangilinan's PBA team) which would then release him to Smart Gilas as he wanted. Alvarez even said that before Aguilar signed their conract, the former already has had the latter's No.18 uniform with the Whoppers made.
Aguilar played his only professional game with the Whoppers against the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in the PBA season opener, which ended in a 93-80 loss to the Giants. Immediately after, Aguilar got his wish as the Whoppers traded him to the Tropang Texters in exchange for future draft picks, indirectly through Barako Bull Energy Boosters which acted as the conduit team. As expected, TNT loaned him to Smart Gilas where he will stay there until after the 2012 London Olympics as per his Gilas contract.
As the consequence of this controversy, the board of governors approved stiffer penalties for rookie draftees who would turn their back on the league.
Round 1
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA Team | College |
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| 1 | Japeth Aguilar Japeth Aguilar Japeth Paul C. Aguilar , better known as Japeth Aguilar born in Pampanga, Philippines, is a Filipino basketball player. He recently played for Smart Gilas, and will play for the Talk N Text Tropang Texters in the Philippine Basketball Association... |
Burger King Whoppers (from Barako Bull) | WKU Western Kentucky University Western Kentucky University is a public university in Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA. It was formally founded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1906, though its roots reach back a quarter-century earlier.... |
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| 2 | none (draft pick was owned by the defunct Shell Turbo Chargers Shell Turbo Chargers The Shell Turbo Chargers is a former Philippine Basketball Association team under the ownership of Pilipinas Shell Corporation. Shell has been a member of the PBA since 1985 until 2005 when the team filed for a leave of absence after the season. Shell sold its franchise to PBL team Welcoat Paints... (from Coca-Cola Coca-Cola Tigers The Powerade Tigers is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2002 when the then-San Miguel Corporation-owned Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines bought the RFM-owned Cosmos Bottling Corporation. In 2006, the Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company under the Coca-Cola... )) |
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| 3 | Rico Maierhofer Rico Maierhofer Paul Rico Maierhofer is a Filipino-Austrian professional basketball player who will play for the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association. He was drafted 2nd overall by the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants in 2009.... |
Purefoods TJ Giants | De La Salle De La Salle University De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director... |
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| 4 | Chris Ross | Burger King Whoppers | Marshall Marshall University Marshall University is a coeducational public research university in Huntington, West Virginia, United States founded in 1837, and named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States.... |
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| 5 | Jervy Cruz Jervy Cruz Jervy Cruz is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association.... |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | UST University of Santo Tomas The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the... |
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| 6 | Mike Burtscher | Alaska Aces Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
San Beda San Beda College San Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila... |
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| 7 | Rogemar Menor Rogemar Menor Rogemar "Ogie" Menor , is a Filipino professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association who currently plays for the Shopinas.com Clickers.-Career:... |
Burger King Whoppers (from Barako Bull) | San Beda San Beda College San Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila... |
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| 8 | Chris Timberlake Chris Timberlake Chris Timberlake is a Filipino-American professional basketball player in the Philippines who currently plays for the Meralco Bolts... |
Barangay Ginebra Kings Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... (traded to Purefoods) |
North Florida University of North Florida The University of North Florida is a public university located in Jacksonville, Florida. A member institution of the State University System of Florida, the university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master’s... |
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| 9 | Ronnie Matias Ronnie Matias Ronnie Matias is a Filipino Professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in the Philippine Basketball Association.-External links:*... |
Burger King Whoppers | UM University of Manila The University of Manila is a university located in the heart of Sampaloc in Manila, Philippines, more commonly known as the University Belt area. It was founded in 1913 by five young college students, the three de Los santos siblings and two of their friends.-External links:*... |
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| 10 | James Sena | San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... |
JRU José Rizal University José Rizal University is a non-sectarian, non-stock private educational institution. It is located at Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. It was founded in 1919 by Vicente Fabella, who was the first Philippine Certified Accountant.José Rizal University joined the National Collegiate... |
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Round 2
| Pick | Player | Country of origin* | PBA Team | College |
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| 1 | Mark Lester Benitez | Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... (from Coca Cola) |
De La Salle De La Salle University-Manila De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director... |
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| 2 | Benedict Fernandez Benedict Fernandez Benedict Fernandez , is a Filipino professional basketball player currently playing with the Philippine Patriots.-Draft:Fernandez was drafted by Barako Bull Energy Boosters in 2009, 12th overall.-PBA career:... |
Barako Bull Energy Boosters | FEU Far Eastern University Far Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of... |
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| 3 | Edwin Asoro | Barako Bull Energy Boosters (from Purefoods) | NU National University (Philippines) National University is a university in Manila, Philippines.It is a founding member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and is a pioneer of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities... |
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| 4 | Francis Allera Francis Allera Francis Allera is a Filipino professional basketball player. He currently plays for the Powerade Tigers in the Philippine Basketball Association. He plays the Small Forward position.-External links:*... |
Burger King Whoppers (traded to Coca Cola) | UST University of Santo Tomas The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the... |
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| 5 | Marcy Arellano Marcy Arellano Marcelino Arellano also known as Marcy Arellano is a professional basketball player from Philippines. He is currently on the reserved list of the Barako Bull Energy in the Philippine Basketball Association . From 2005-2009, he played in the Philippine Basketball League... |
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | UE University of the East The University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution... |
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| 6 | Sean Co | Alaska Aces Alaska Aces (PBA) The Alaska Aces is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association since 1986 under the ownership of the Alaska Milk Corporation and the owner of 13 PBA championships with the 2010 PBA Fiesta Conference as their latest... |
Mapua Mapúa Institute of Technology Mapúa Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila and in Makati.... |
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| 7 | Charles Waters | Sta. Lucia Realtors Sta. Lucia Realtors The Sta. Lucia Realtors was a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association.The Universal Robina Corporation team is one of the founding members of the PBA. Formerly known as Great Taste and Presto-Tivoli Ice Cream, they have won a total of 6 championships. Sta... |
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| 8 | Orlando Daroya | Barangay Ginebra Kings Barangay Ginebra Kings The Barangay Ginebra Kings is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 1979 and owned by the Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., a subsidiary of the San Miguel Corporation... (traded to Burger King) |
Arellano Arellano University Arellano University is a private, nonsectarian university located in Manila, Philippines, established in 1938 by Florentino Cayco, Sr. as the Arellano Law College which was later known as Arellano Colleges... |
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| 9 | Kevin White | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters | West Hills | |
| 10 | PJ Walsham | Burger King Whoppers (from San Miguel San Miguel Beermen The Petron Blaze Boosters is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association. The team has been a member of the league since its inception in 1975 and hold the most PBA titles with 19.The team is owned by the Petron Corporation, a subsidiary of the Philippines' largest food... , traded to Coca Cola) |
De La Salle De La Salle University-Manila De La Salle University is a private Lasallian university in Malate, Manila, Philippines. It was founded in 1911 by De La Salle Brothers as the De La Salle College in Paco, Manila with Blimond Pierre serving as its first director... |
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Undrafted players
- Josh UrbiztondoJoshua UrbiztondoJoshua Urbiztondo is a professional Filipino basketball player. He currently plays for B-Meg Llamados as a point guard. He was undrafted in 2009 but was signed by the defunct Sta. Lucia Realtors.- References :...
-- signed with Sta. Lucia Realty - Bryan FaundoBryan FaundoBryan Faundo is a Filipino professional basketball player who currently plays for the Meralco Bolts in the Philippine Basketball Association.-Letran Knights:...
from Letran -- signed with Barako Bull Energy Boosters - Marlon Adolfo from Far EasternFar Eastern UniversityFar Eastern University in the University Belt area, West Sampaloc, City of Manila, is a nonsectarian, private university in the Philippines. Created by the merger of Far Eastern College and the Institute of Accounts, Business and Finance, FEU became a university in 1934 under the guidance of...
- Charleston Bocias
- Kim Macanig
- Axel John Doruelo from UP Diliman —- signed with Thailand TigersThailand TigersThe Chang Thailand Slammers, formerly known as Thailand Tigers, is a professional basketball team in Thailand for the newly formed international basketball league in Southeast Asia, the Asean Basketball League. They play their home games at the Nimibutr National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand.-...
in the ABLASEAN Basketball LeagueThe ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season...
-- signed with Petron Blaze Boosters - Jim Bruce VirayJim Bruce VirayJim Bruce Viray, is a Filipino professional basketball player who played for the Barako Bull Energy Boosters.-Draft:He was signed by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters in 2009 as a free agent.-External links:*...
from San Sebastian - signed by the Barako Bull Energy Boosters as free agent - Luis Palaganas EastUniversity of the EastThe University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution...
- Roland James Adap III
- Leemore Boliver
- Glenn Bolocon from Emilio AguinaldoEmilio Aguinaldo CollegeThe Emilio Aguinaldo College is a private school in Manila, Philippines. It runs under the management of the Marian Clinics Incorporated.-Faculties and Schools:The college offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs in the following disciplines:...
- Roel Hugnatan from AdamsonAdamson UniversityAdamson University is a private university Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, founded on June 30, 1932 by Greek immigrant George Lucas Adamson as the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry...
- Filemon Fernandez III
- Richard Saladaga
- Dino DaaDino DaaFiel Dino Daa is a Filipino professional basketball player.The younger brother of Sta. Lucia Realtors' Dennis Daa, he played collegiately for the Letran Knights from 2006 to 2008, and is an undrafted player in the 2009 PBA Draft. He previously played for Hapee Complete Protectors in the...
from Letran -- signed with Philippine PatriotsPhilippine PatriotsThe Philippine Patriots is a professional basketball team currently seeing action in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Philippines' representative team to the first ASEAN Basketball League, it is co-owned by Mikee Romero of Harbour Centre fame and businessman Tony Boy Cojuangco...
in the ABLASEAN Basketball LeagueThe ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season... - Jonathan Pinera from Letran
- Jorel Canizares from EastUniversity of the EastThe University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution...
- Gerry Orera from AdamsonAdamson UniversityAdamson University is a private university Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, founded on June 30, 1932 by Greek immigrant George Lucas Adamson as the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry...
- Ramsey Williams from HawaiiUniversity of HawaiiThe University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
—- signed with Quezon Red Oilers in the Liga PilipinasLiga PilipinasLiga Pilipinas is a regional basketball league in the Philippines. It is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation, and owned by Pinoy Basketbol, Inc....
and picked up by Burger King as a free agent - Jerome Cenita
- Jemal Vizcarra from Santo TomasUniversity of Santo TomasThe Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
- Roser Mangahas
- Jerby Del Rosario from MapuaMapúa Institute of TechnologyMapúa Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila and in Makati....
- Floyd Dedicatoria from JRUJosé Rizal UniversityJosé Rizal University is a non-sectarian, non-stock private educational institution. It is located at Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. It was founded in 1919 by Vicente Fabella, who was the first Philippine Certified Accountant.José Rizal University joined the National Collegiate...
- Jan Philip Villaver
- Chris Viardo
- Howard Saddi
- Hafer Mondragon from Letran -- signed with Philippine PatriotsPhilippine PatriotsThe Philippine Patriots is a professional basketball team currently seeing action in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Philippines' representative team to the first ASEAN Basketball League, it is co-owned by Mikee Romero of Harbour Centre fame and businessman Tony Boy Cojuangco...
in the ABLASEAN Basketball LeagueThe ASEAN Basketball League, often abbreviated to the ABL, is a men's professional basketball league in Southeast Asia. Six clubs from six different countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations competed in the league's 2009 inaugural season... - Raymond Aguilar from NationalNational University (Philippines)National University is a university in Manila, Philippines.It is a founding member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and is a pioneer of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities...
- Allan Evangelista from Santo TomasUniversity of Santo TomasThe Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
- Andro Quinday from Letran
- Emmanuel Malasig
- Jobe Nkemakolam from AteneoAteneo de Manila UniversityThe Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...
- Jonathan Uyloan - signed by Rain or Shine Elasto Painters as a free agent