Basketball games will be extra festive and colorful in Bacolod as the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League’s (MPBL) title sponsor OKBet promises to bring the city’s MassKara Festival to life a few months earlier this year.
OKBet, the rising star in the local sports entertainment industry and MPBL’s official partner for its ongoing fourth regular season, has announced “OKBet Goes To Bacolod”, a special event fully inspired by one of the biggest and most iconic festivals not only in the Western Visayas region but in the entire Philippines.
It is set to coincide with the highly-anticipated games of the country’s top regional basketball league that will be played on July 18 and 19 in the University of St. La Salle Gymnasium.
Among the four teams set to play in the city’s very own Bacolod Bingo Plus, one of the top performing teams so far this season in the south division — all the more reason for the dubbed “City of Smiles” to stay happy.
Also competing are the Valenzuela City MJAS Zenith, Zamboanga Family’s Brand Sardines, and Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards.
As posted recently on the multi-industry company’s official social media pages, a special booth will be set up in the venue to welcome both the ever-blissful Bacolodnon crowds and of course the passionate supporters that will be pouring in from different places to watch their favorite teams duke it out in the basketball court.
Fans will surely be smiling as wide as the signature brightly-colored masks on display, as those who will be checking out the said booth can expect loads of exclusive freebies and exciting prizes, including the chance to meet and greet their favorite players once the games have concluded.
This rather early celebration, which may very well be the first of many, is part of OKBet’s vow to support and celebrate all things Filipino — this time, with our joyful nature, world-class creativity, and undeniably fun-loving culture put in the spotlight. Coupled with our proud fighting spirit, these culture-defining traits explain why our people love competitions and sporting events so much. OKBet wishes for us all to embrace such traits, as part of nation-building moving forward.
Just a few weeks ago, this new name in the local gaming and sports entertainment industry showcased an awe-inspiring mural in the world-famous Tenement Court in Taguig City. The massive artwork, done in collaboration with the Tenement Visual Artists, marked the company’s promise to further promote the basketball scene and the countless aspiring athletes in the country after sealing their partnership with MPBL.
MPBL league commissioner Kenneth Duremdes formally welcomed OKBet as this season’s title sponsor back on June 12 in a joint press conference held at the Grand Ballroom of the Okada Manila in Parañaque City. He noted that the two parties share a common goal of empowering home-grown talents for them to reach their full potential.
By embracing and continuing to celebrate the Filipino culture and identity, our people’s happiness and fulfillment can outshine those of the smiling masks in Bacolod. The early celebration can be all year long instead.
