Fil-Canadians kick off Spring basketball season with semi-pro tournament in Calgary | TFC News
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The basketball season this spring has begun with a kickoff of the Canada D-League Briones Cup, a semi-pro basketball league in Calgary.
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Various teams have joined the tournament supported by local businesses in the city.
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Willie Miller, a two-time MVP of the Philippine Basketball Association, joined the tournament and played in one of the teams.
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Also playing hoops was international student and former PBA 3X3 player Alan Enriquez.
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He shares his life revolved around basketball in the Philippines, but in Canada, he sees playing basketball with fellow Filipinos as a way to de-stress.
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I decided to join this kind of league like every weekend there's a Filipino league like this because you know I'm an international student.
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Like from Monday to Friday, like weekdays are so stressed, like stressed on work and school.
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So you know basketball is a kind of stress relief.
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Realtor Alex Briones has been sponsoring Filipino Basketball.
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He says he began supporting sports tournaments after being inspired by the love of Filipinos for basketball.
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This one is like a semi-pro tournament and league that they're hosting and it's going to run for at least four months with eight teams, eight teams in total.
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And I just want to help the community. This is the only way for me to give back to the community that supports my business grow.
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And without the Filipino community in Calgary, I won't be here.
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With eight teams competing at the tournament, local business leaders such as Ron Ala of Team Pacific Hot and Anne Reyes showed their support through being team owners.
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Ala shares he is happy with the turnout of the tournament and hopes that more Filipino Canadians will support community events such as basketball tournaments.
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I used to play and to give support to the community, to the team, so at least we can have a...
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It's really good because I can see that there's a lot of people. There's a lot of support from the community.
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Reyes meanwhile finds fulfillment in helping boost the morale of her Kababayans, especially newcomers.
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It's actually fulfilling and being an immigrant in this country, it's nice that I am supporting the new immigrants here without anything in return.
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So I love seeing them and I would like to share my blessings.
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Jeanette Adriano for her part says she finds purpose in sponsoring events that forge strong relationship within the community.
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We are here to support the Filipino and the Pasinbol community and to reach the camaraderie among Filipinos in Calgary.
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Filipinos' passion for basketball runs deep as it is woven into our culture.
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For many of our Kababayans, basketball is not just a sport. It is also a language of inclusivity and belongingness.
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From ALps to other communities, Calgary.
