00:00Together, some of the most important names in the world of Philippine Basketball
00:05for a summit on the history and culture of the sports in the Philippines.
00:10Details in our next teammate, Rafael Bandaireal.
00:16Inspired by PBA legends, historians, and long-time fans of Filipino basketball,
00:23the history of the favorite sport of Filipinos in the first ever Basketball Balik Tanaw.
00:29Led by the collector, Dr. Michael Rico Messina,
00:33the lectures, discussions, and an exhibit of memorable events from the past will be held.
00:42Among the attendees are the 90s PBA superstars, Vince Hizon, Bong Hawkins,
00:49Jeffrey Carriazo, and the reigning Rookie MVP of the National League, Benji Paras.
00:57It's good giving knowledge to the young ones, to the young basketball players.
01:04There are players coming from other countries who are going to play in college and then go to pro in PBA.
01:16It's better that they know the history of the PBA, how it started, and who are the players.
01:23Also present is the former head coach of the Philippine National Basketball Team, Coach Joe Lipa,
01:28and the current head coach of Gilas Pilipinas Women, Coach Pat Aquino.
01:34I'm just happy that I can contribute, especially for the women's side of basketball,
01:41and also learning from all those speakers, the history about basketball of the Philippines.
01:49There are a lot of kids nowadays who don't know what happened to the Philippine sports after so long a time.
01:57It's nice that this organization works for the working, for us to recall all of the memories,
02:06and to record the history of Philippine basketball.
02:11For the superstars of the past decades, it's heart-warming that they were not forgotten by their fans.
02:20Actually, to all the supporters of the PBA, thank you so much for still continuing to watch and support the PBA,
02:29because we really need you.
02:31And of course, it's true that there's no forever, that your favorite players will be gone.
02:39But there are others who are coming, and I hope you can still support them.
02:45The main event of the Basketball Baliktanaw is a panel discussion,
02:50where the 90s PBA stars discussed the history of their careers.
02:56Rafael Bandairel for Atletang Pilipino for Bagong Pilipinas.
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