And just to be clear, this Romeo's good initiative is now on the action for several days now. No public impressions, no social media posts or anything.

As per the article, also big thanks to Alaska coach Jeffrey Cariaso to raise two months' worth of wages for PBA game-day staff who have been hit hard by the suspension of games. They raised an initial P100,000 for the fund drive, which has since gained support from players CJ Perez (25,000), Chris Ross (P20,000) and Cliff Hodge (P20,000).

Other players are also reportedly doing their own way to help. They just want to keep it silent in the news as much as possible. Kudos to all!

That's good, they re very helpful at the moment and we have to thank them for their personal initiative to help in the crisis.
The amount of money donated by Romeo is equivalent to 1 month salary but it was not mentioned in the article how much so let's just make an estimate.

I just found some info from this article. https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/smb-says-players-make-sacrifices-to-fit-romeo-pay-in-salary-cap-a2437-20190112


So my wild estimate is that Romeo's monthly salary is around 200K to 300k php.

Big or small donation it really matters, we are not a rich country, we need the support of the people who are earning well and PBA stars,we know they are making big money being an athlete, we can appreciate what Romeo did, he is not humble in the court but outside, he has an amazing personality.

Of course we can expect from him as AFAIK, JMF15 is the highest paid athlete in the PBA, hopefully he will also extend some.
If I am also not mistaken, I think Fajardo is receiving a monthly salary of at least 500,000 php, so if he is really willing to donate, he can surely do so.

Maybe JMF15 has donated or will donate in his home town, this guy is from Cebu Province so maybe his done so and it was not announce on public.
He has a humble heart, for sure he is willing to help like Manny Pacman helping his province first in Mindanao.

Maybe he already helped but not publicized as this guy is a silent type and if things go his way, he does not want to announce it to the media what he has done.

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Speaking of JMF15, this lock down have somehow help the Beermen because there is a chance that Fajardo will be back on the Governor's Cup instead of the whole season.

What other teams have benefited by this lock down?

I think this lock down will not take the whole season of the PBA, in the NBA, they can cancel the whole season but in PBA they can only cancel the conference and maybe just move the date, and we have to understand that NBA and PBA are different since PBA season is composed of many conferences and according to the news I read before, Fajardo is not expected to return for 1 season.

Those guys, Romeo, Abueva and Castro were a fun to watch playing international basketball because of their agility and ability to score on their own. They may lack the size but they offset it with their big heart "PUSO".

With regards to Abueva, i think his suspension is nearing it's end and i think if he can show to the comissioner that he is helping people affected by this COVID, i think his suspension might be lifted and he can play when this crisis is over.

No matter how good or best a player is, there should be no exemption if they violate or do something bad in the league. It's kind of spoiling the player as they can get away easily because they are good at playing.

I'm also with you, we need Calvin but if he will return to being arrogant again then I like to see him done in the league.

But I'm sure he already learned his lesson. I want to see him back in a new form. As of the last update, he just needs to comply with a few guidelines and he can now come back to the league. Maybe once the PBA commence, there's a chance we can see him back at playing.

And they actually have a pretty good 1 game, they were able to maximize Moala Tautuaa's talent with their big win against the Magnolia.
With the way they played, they are a good contented in the All Filipino cup and some of are were wrong that without Fajardo they are nothing.


It's time for the Northport, I believe they are better compared to the Meralco Bolts, but we can't underestimate the SMB here, they are playing with great chemistry, Romeo was leading the team in the  Center position, Tautuaa is very effective.

I know its just one game, but I am feeling positive that the current line up would go far in the conference.