12 teams fight for glory as AEBC 2025 Buildrite Cup gets underway

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ALL is set for the Architects and Engineers Basketball Club’s (AEBC) 2025 Buildrite Cup, which opens on Saturday, September 13, at the University of San Carlos (USC) Downtown Campus Gymnasium.

A total of 12 teams manned by Philippine Regulation Commission-licensed architects and engineers will contend for the crown as the season-ending tournament was formally launched on Friday, September 12.

Alan Barreto, modern trade manager of Magna Prime, the company behind Buildrite, said they are looking forward to another successful staging of the tournament.

“This is our third year as partners for this tournament. It’s three years of fostering camaraderie among architects and engineers. We’re excited and grateful for this kind of community you can only see here in Cebu. These teams embody our core values at Magna Prime—lahat tayo united in this basketball tournament,” Barreto said.

Also present in the launching were AEBC past president Alan Choachuy, Magna Prime VP external for corporate affairs Marvin Estigoy, United Architects of the Philippines (UAP) district C-1 director Eden Catalan, and AEBC tournament organizer Jojo Partosa.

Catalan said the tournament has become more than just about basketball.

“We’re very thankful for this event. Activities like this give us an opportunity to collaborate and create stronger bonds. We hope to see it grow even bigger,” Catalan said.

The 12 participating teams will be divided into two brackets with the top four from each groupd advancing to the quarterfinals after the elimination round.

The top two quarterfinalists from each bracket will advance to the crossover semifinals.

Partosa disclosed that defending champion Confix has disbanded leading to the dispersal of its players to various teams.

The dispersal has resulted in a more balanced field which will help elevate the level of competition, said Partosa.

Games will be streamed live on AEBC’s official Facebook page.(CCM)