MANILA, Philippines — Sinag Liga Asya has launched another tournament for the further growth and development of Philippine basketball, partnering this time around with the Department of Justice and other government agencies in a hoop slugfest starting today.
Nine attached agencies are entered in the inaugural SLA-DOJ Inter-Agency Secretary’s Cup led by the Justice Department itself, firing off today at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.
Also in the fray are the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), Bureau of Corrections (BuCor), Bureau of Immigration (BI), Public Attorney’s Office (PAO), Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG), Land Registration Authority (LRA), and the Parole and Probation Administration.
“We hope this league will bring us closer together dahil sa isang department kailangan po talaga na ‘yung camaraderie between the agencies is very strong, for us to be an efficient and effective department,” said DOJ Assistant Secretary Atty. Mico Clavano, emphasizing that no single centavo from the government funds will be utilized in the games.