All set for Gov. Villafuerte Cup in Camarines

By Robert Andaya

All basketball roads lead to Camarines Sur for the staging of the Governor Luigi Villafuerte Invitational Cup 2025 basketball championship on March  31-April 4.

Four teams —  NBL Philippines member and host CamSur Express,  eight-time NAASCU champion St. Clare College, NCAA campaigner University of Perpetual Help and foreign team Kuala Lumpur Hornbills —  are seeing action in the week-long competition being organized by Armstrong Philippines in cooperation with the Camarines Sur  local government, headed by Gov. Villafuerte.

Venue of the competition is the  La Fuerte CamSur  Sports Complex in Pili, Camarines Sur.

“We expect another week of exciting basketball competition with three local teams and one foreign squad,” said Armstrong Philippines Managing Director Joven Ace Castillo.

Castillo said tournament format is single-round elimination with the No. 1 team battling the No. 4 squad and the No. 2 team playing the No. 3 squad in the crossover semis.

The top two teams battle for the championship on April 5.

Highlight of the event is wakeboarding activities at the Camarines Watersports Complex for all guests and participants.