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PBA star RR Pogoy looks back to Gullas Cup with gratitude

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August 08, 2025

HIS STEPPING STONE TO SUCCESS

- EMMANUEL B. VILLARUEL Sports Editor

PBA star RR Pogoy looks back to Gullas Cup with gratitude

It's green and go for the Rhea Gullas Cup 2025 Cebu First District Under 21 Basketball Tournament set next week.

“Since 1970s pa ta, nagkadako, ato ning gipalapdan,” said Gullas Cup program director Deej Villanueva during the formal launching of the developmental cage league last Wednesday, August 6, at Osting’s by the Sea Restaurant in the City of Naga.

“We go deeper into the grassroots level because we want to discover new talents and mold champions from the Gullas Cup.”

While gracing the event, PBA star Roger Ray “RR” Pogoy of the TNT Tropang 5G looked back to his humble beginnings with a grateful heart.

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