Bolts, Tropang Texters to arrive today

PLAYERS of the Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters and the Meralco Bolts will arrive today in Cebu for their scheduled match in the PBA Philippine Cup at the Cebu Coliseum this Sunday.

The Meralco Bolts of coach Ryan Gregorio will arrive at 8 a.m. and will be practicing at the Cebu Coliseum at 2 p.m. while Norman Black’s Tropang Texters will land arrive at 10 a.m. and will practice at the same venue at 4 p.m.

This Sunday’s game in Cebu will be held simultaneously with two other games around the country that is part of the opening salvo of the PBA’s 39th season.

Barangay Ginebra and 2013 PBA Governor’s Cup champion San Mig Coffee will also play at the Smart Araneta Coliseum while the Alaska Aces will go up against Rain Or Shine Elasto Painters in Davao City’s USEP Gym.

The TNT-Meralco showdown in Cebu will kick off at 3 p.m.

According to the organizers, the stage and ringside area tickets are already running low.

The general admission is priced at P150, P400 for upper-box, P800 for lower-box, P900 for stage and P1,000 for ringside (reserved seats). Tickets  are sold at the Cebu Coliseum, Ila Puti in Cebu IT Park, and Fairchild Coop in MEPZ 1. /CORRESPONDENT DALE G. ROSAL