radio station basketball team bags media tourney championship

Kalibo, Aklan – LGU-Kalibo’s Ka-Tribu radio basketball team, “CBIS Hotspotters,” composed of the anchors, personalities, reporters and support and technical staff bags the championship of the 1^st United Media Vice Governor’s Cup Basketball Tournament this Sunday, March 4, 2007 at the ABL Sports Complex, this town, against the equally formidable Network Knicks team.

CBIS Hotspotters went head on for the second game of the best of three championship title against the Network Knicks, a combined team of personalities from DYRU, Philippine Information Agency, Provincial government Media, the news writers of Panay News, Viva Aklan, Panay Explorer, Hala Birada and others.

With a 2-0 record in the championship and a zero looses during the games, the Hotspotters is consistent in its victory in the very first basketball tournament hosted by both the Aklan United Media Association and Vice Governor Kel Tolentino intending to unite the various media personalities and organizations through sports and provide the different fans and supporters an enjoyable entertainment.

As the Honorary Station Manager and one of the players of the CBIS Hotspotters, Mayor Raymar Rebaldo is ecstatic when the Hotspotters won the championship last Sunday and expressed that the achievement achieved in the hard court is a reflection of the CBIS Ka-Tribu Radio’s success in providing a balanced programming and developmental news to the public.

The 3^rd and 4^th place of the tournament is still at stake between the Kalibo Cable Network “Warriors” and the Aklan Cable Television “The Pioneers” where their deciding game will be held this coming Sunday, March 11, 2007 at the ABL Sports Complex to be followed by an awarding ceremony. Terence Toriano/