PTV is UAAP home

September 10, 2013

The People's Television Network (Telebisyon ng Bayan) for the Kapambansa Network strengthens its position as the country's premiere sports network as it brings the university basketball games of the University Athletic Association of the Philippine (UAAP) to millions of avid Filipino sports fans nationwide.

PTV chairman Virgilio Yuzon and the network general manager Cleo B. Dongga-as have agreed to a partnership with the UAAP for the airing of the young league's popular games, in line with the network's commitment to high-quality news and public affairs, cultural, educational and children, entertainment and sports programming. PTV's industry - acknowledge wide reach assures the UAAP Season 76 of increased viewership around the country. The teams from these universities play in 15 sports. Basketball, being the most popular sport in the Philippines, is the most watched and most supported among all the sports. All of these sports have Men's and Women's divisions, with exception of baseball, in which only men participate, and softball, which is for women.

The following sports have a Juniors division, in which the associated high schools of the universities participate: for both Boys' and Girls' (volleyball, cheerdance, swimming, and fencing) and for Boys' only (basketball, football, baseball, judo, taekwondo, table tennis, chess, track and field).

Among the member universities participate in all sports, namely Ateneo de Manila University, the De La Salle University, the University of the Philippines, the National University, the University of the East, the Adamson University and the University of Santo Tomas.

UAAP president Fr. Maximino D. Rendon, C.M. (Adamson University) is pleased with the partnership as it "brings the games and the passion to more Filipinos, especially those who regularly tune in to PTV.'' UAAP on PTV begins on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m. aired live from the Smart Araneta Coliseum and SM Mall of Asia Arena and seen on PTV's 22 provincial stations and over 400 affiliated cable channels.