games galvanized an extraordinary sense of solidarity for University of the Philippines constituents, often described as the microcosm of a highly diverse nation.
Basketball is everywhere in the Philippines: on every public sports complex, on street corners, and on television screens from north to south of the archipelago.In Cruz v. Pandacan Hiker’s Club, Inc. , the barangay captain was held administratively liable for giving an order to destroy the basketball ring. She alleged that it affected the peace in the barangay and was the subject of many complaints from residents asking for its closure.
Neither is it, by its nature, injurious to rights of property, of health or of comfort of the community and, thus, it may not be abated as a nuisance without the benefit of a judicial hearing. A frustrated murder case emanated from a violent altercation in the course of a basketball game. The complainant alleged that he suffered a head injury due to the assault the next day by the accused players. The accused argued that they did not initiate an assault but the complainant sustained the injury on his forehead through his own fault.
An illegal dismissal case was filed by a referee whose contract was not renewed following its expiration. The referees decide whether an infraction was committed, and the PBA cannot overrule them once the decision is made on the playing court. The referees are the only, absolute, and final authority on the playing court. PBA or any of the PBA officers cannot and do not determine which calls to make or not to make and cannot control the referee when he blows the whistle because such authority exclusively belongs to the referees.