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MPBL pre-season tilt set
Tempo
|January 20, 2026
The MPBL (Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League) will hold its preseason from the first week of February until the second week of March this year.
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Newly appointed MPBL Commissioner Emmer Oreta said during a Zoom meeting on Sunday that league founder Manny Pacquiao decided to stage the tournament to allow participating teams to evaluate and improve their rost
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