GAMES and Amusements Board Chairman Baham Mitra hailed the Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3’s test run for the resumption of its tournament.
The league, led by owner Ronald Mascariñas and Commissioner Eric Altamirano, showed GAB the entire process of its competition while observing health and safety protocols inside Inspire Academy in Calamba, Laguna.
Family’s Brand Sardines-Zamboanga City Chooks players Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol, Santi Santillan and Troy Rike and Uling Roasters-Butuan City’s Karl Dehesa, Franky Johnson, Chris de Chavez, JR Alabanza and Chico Lanete demonstrated how the league would be conducted within the guidelines of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases.
“I’m impressed with the preparations being done by Chooks-to-Go,” said Mitra about the country’s first-ever professional 3×3 basketball league. “They did not just meet the requirements but also improved on their safety protocols.”
“We would like to thank Chairman Baham for the kind words,” Mascariñas said. “It’s our job to keep our players safe first and foremost as this is their livelihoods.”
“Definitely, this is a huge step forward not only for us but for Philippine sports as well in this time of a pandemic,” Mascariñas added.
The process of entering the bubble for the President’s Cup powered by TM is beyond strict.
Players must undergo a polymerase chain reaction test two days before each leg of the tournament that was given a Level 7 ranking by the International Basketball Federation.
Once they arrive, players, coaches and league staff must present the GET Philippines’s tracing app to league officials before having their mandatory disinfection and temperature checks.
The players would then undergo an antigen test before heading to their respective rooms in the state-of-the-art facility.
Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3×3 also showed how players will enter and exit the playing court and what the waiting room looks like.