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Tempo
|January 19, 2026
Fajardo, Bagunas, Belen share PSA spotlight
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The most dominant figure in local basketball today joins the current two biggest stars of Philippine volleyball in being honored with special awards in the San Miguel Corporation-Philippine Sportswriters Association (SMC-PSA) Awards Night on Feb. 16 at the Diamond Hotel Manila.
June Mar Fajardo reigns as Mr. Basketball anew, while Bryan Bagunas and Bella Belen are Mr. and Ms. Volleyball awardees during the annual gala organized by the country's oldest media organization and presented by ArenaPlus.
It will be the seventh time the 35-year-old Fajardo will be feted with the same honor, while it's the second time for Bagunas, and first for Belen.
This story is from the January 19, 2026 edition of Tempo.
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