WINNING gets addictive, as they say, and that couldn’t be truer for University of the Philippines.
Coming off a third straight championship in the PlayTime Cares FiloilEcoOil 18th Preseason Cup presented by ABC Tile Adhesive, the Fighting Maroons remain hungry for glory and have their eyes set on the bigger prize: the UAAP Season 88 crown.
“Kailangan pang magtrabaho,” said Tournament MVP Gerry Abadiano. “Sa aminnaman, kailangan wag pa rinkamingmakampantekasiangpinaka-goal pa namannamin is yung UAAP.”
It’s rich to hear from the soft-spoken team captain who has been the steadying force for UP throughout this preseason tourney, which has PlayTime Cares, Filoil, EcoOil, Hanes, Bostik El Heneral, Jiang Nan Hotpot, Lamtex Pipes, Smart, and PusoPilipinas as major sponsors, Spalding as official game ball, and Harbor Star, Wallem, Akari, BDO, Tela.com Athletics, Nature’s Spring, Reyes Barbecue, and Brothers Burger as minor sponsors.
But to him, this is just another stepping stone for the team and his personal career.
What matters the most for the Ilonggo skipper is to do what’s asked of him by his coach Goldwin Monteverde.
“Naglarolangako and nagkataonlangnaganitoyungnangyari,” said Abadiano who had 13 points and two boards in UP’s 79-65 clincher over National U in the championship game.
And this recent conquest only fuels the players to stay the course and keep the idea that the job still isn’t done and they still have to put in the work.
“Hindi pa rin kami titigil. Blessing itosaaminperobukas, bagong challenge nanamanulit,” said Abadiano.
