ORGANIZERS of HoopStars 2013 Corporate League at the J Centre Mall have moved the registration deadline for the tournament by a week to Jan. 26 and the opening to Feb. 9 following requests from interested participating companies.
“Many of these firms, especially the hotels and those into consumer marketing, have been occupied with Sinulog-related activities,” said Joseph James “Jojo” Cornejo, HoopStars chairman and marketing consultant of J Centre Mall.
“They needed time to work on and complete the documents we required them to submit,” he said, adding that “we will also need time to review and cross-check the documents.”
The inter-company basketball tournament will be held at the roof deck basketball court of J Centre Mall until March 24 with two games played daily at 6:30 p.m. and 8 p.m. but may now include games on Sundays.
Companies organized under Philippine laws may join the league, disclosed Cornejo.
At least 10 players of the 15-man roster of every team must be regular organic employees of the company, while the rest may be staff of direct suppliers or direct service providers like consultants, he said.
With a registration of only P5,000, the eventual champion will win P25,000 in cash and the first runner-up P10,000, plus trophies and gifts from J Centre Mall tenants.
The 2013 Corporate League will follow the successful inter-village Christmas caging “Lord of the Rings • Battle of the Villages,” and the often jam-packed 3-on-3 inter-school series earlier last September and October 2012. /PR