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Lawrence Chongson, head coach of the Pangasinan Waves, told the weekly SCOOP Sa Kamayan forum that the MBA has already paid the back wages of the LBC Batangas Blades, Cebuana Lhuillier Gems and Professional Davao Eagles. The remaining five teams (including Chongson’s) will meet with MBA Chairman Santi Araneta this week.


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CEBUANA LHUILLIER GEMS AND PROFESSIONAL DAVAO EAGLES

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The MBA is dead, long live the RBA

By Bill Velasco | August 26, 2002 - 12:00am

The Metropolitan Basketball Association may be a thing of the past, but a new entity is figuratively rising out of the ashes of the late, lamented league, one that will have a greater chance of surviving. Lawrence...

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