La Salle, SBC help victims

MANILA, Philippines - Alumni of collegiate champions La Salle of the UAAP and San Beda of the NCAA will donate P1,000 for every point their respective teams would score in their benefit game dubbed “Champions for a Cause” on Dec. 7 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

“Yes, the La Salle alumni will donate P1,000 for every point the team scored in that game for a cause, I know the alumni of San Beda will do that too,” said Virgil Villavicencio, a La Salle alumnus and former senior basketball team coach who is now with the Manny V. Pangilinan group of companies.

Organized by the Filoil Flying V Sports, headed by Mandy Ochoa, the one-day event, set at 12 noon, will be held to generate funds for victims and survivors of Typhoon Yolanda.

“All the proceeds of this event will be used for the sole purpose of helping relief efforts to victims of Yolanda,” said Ochoa in yesterday’s press conference.

Former La Salle star Lim Eng Beng and ex-San Beda hotshot Frankie Lim also showed support to the event and both agreed the La Salle-San Beda rivalry will bring back memories when the Archers were still with the NCAA.

Champions for a Cause is a joint effort by the MVP Sports Foundation and Filoil Flying V Sports. The match will be televised live by TV5.

Tickets are pegged at P1,000 for patron seats and P500, P300, P150 and P20 for lower box, upper A, upper B and bleacher seats, respectively.

“Sports5 is privileged to be collaborating with the schools and Fil-Oil Flying V in presenting this rare basketball game where the two best collegiate teams will be giving their best for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda,” said Sports5 head Chot Reyes.