UNTV Cup

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UNTV Cup
Current season, competition or edition:
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Sport Basketball
FoundedJuly 29, 2013;11 years ago (2013-07-29)
Founder Daniel Razon
First season 2013
Commissioner Atoy Co
Ed Cordero
Claim to fameThe first charity basketball league of public servants
MottoAng Liga ng Public Servants (lit.'The League of Public Servants')
Win in Sports, Win for Charity
No. of teamsRegular season: 14
Executive Face Off: 10
3x3: 8
Country Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines
Most recent
champion(s)
Regular season:
Agriculture Food Masters (1st title)
Executive Face Off:
Senate Sentinels (1st title)
3x3:
PITC Global Traders
(2nd title)
Off season:
Alaska Milkmen (1st title)
Most titlesRegular season:
AFP Cavaliers (4 titles)
Executive Face Off:
Judiciary Magis
AFP Cavaliers
PNP Responders
Senate Sentinels
(1 title each)
3x3:
PITC Global Traders
(2 titles)
TV partner(s) UNTV
Official website www.untvweb.com/untvcup/

The UNTV Cup is a men's charity basketball league organized in the Philippines. Fourteen basketball teams represented by government agencies compete in the tournament. [1] [2]

Contents

The league's first game started on July 29, 2013, coinciding the 9th Anniversary Celebration of UNTV. [3] As an amateur league, UNTV Cup is using the FIBA rules as its House Rules which is being used in world basketball and Olympics according to Mr. Raffy Britanico, [4] officiating head of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), a basketball association in the Philippines.

Its first season was held at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines. [5] Fortunato Co serves as the commissioner of the basketball league. Following the success of its first season, UNTV Cup season two was opened on February 11, 2014, at the same venue with newly added public service booths of each participating teams/government agencies. An off-season game was opened on August 21, 2014, with the three branches of the Philippine government: Judiciary, Legislative an Executive teams. Also with Media Team (Team ni Kuya) will also play to complete the set of players.

UNTV Cup is an original concept by Daniel Razon [6] tagged as Mr. Public Service [7] and materialized by UNTV widely known as public service television station [8] in the Philippines. He is the chairman and CEO of BMPI-UNTV, the organization behind the UNTV Cup.

Regular games are usually held at the Paco Arena in Manila City and Novadeci Convention Center in Quezon City, with a live telecast on the UNTV Public Service channel every Sunday and Thursday afternoon.

Competition format

Regular season

Elimination rounds

UNTV Cup's regular season runs from September or October to March of the following year. Regardless of the number of teams, they are divided into two groups for the first round of eliminations. Each team will face all other teams in the same group once. After all the first-round games are played, the bottom two teams of both groups are eliminated for the season, and the remaining teams advance to the second round of eliminations.

All teams that advanced are combined into one group, and there will be a crossover where each team will play against all the teams they were not grouped with in the first round. After the single round robin games in the second phase of eliminations, the bottom two teams will be eliminated for the season, and the remaining teams qualify for the playoffs.

If teams have identical win-loss records in the standings, regardless of the phase of the competition, the official tiebreaker procedure is as follows:

  1. Largest point differential in head-to-head matches among tied teams
  2. Winner of head-to-head matches among tied teams

Playoffs

The top two teams in the standings advance to the semifinals, while the remaining teams play each other again once in the quarterfinals. The two teams at the top of the standings after the round robin quarterfinals goes to the semifinals, while the other teams are eliminated.

In the semifinals, the matchups are #1 versus #4 and #2 versus #3, where the higher seeds have a twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinal winners will then meet in the best-of-three Finals, while the semifinal losers will play for a third-place game.

The first team to get two wins in the Finals are declared champions and get the largest money to donate to their chosen beneficiaries.

Executive Face Off

The Executive Face Off usually does not coincide with the regular season, and it runs from May to July. The duration is shorter due to fewer entrants than the regular tournament, and so the teams are considered as one group. All teams will play a single round robin where they face each other team once.

After the elimination round games, only the top four teams will advance to the semifinals, where #1 meets #4 and #2 plays #3. The higher seeds will have a twice-to-beat advantage. The semifinal winners will then meet in the best-of-three Finals for a chance to get the championship and the biggest money to give to their chosen beneficiaries.  

Teams

The UNTV Cup started in 2013 with 7 teams. The number of teams differ by season since government agencies voluntarily apply. Each season, participating teams are divided into two groups for the elimination round, but it is not publicly revealed how the selection process for groups is performed.

Government agencies are urged to join and will not have to pay a joining fee. Instead, the teams are given free uniforms by the league, and beneficiaries are given the prize whatever round the teams finished. [9]

For the Executive Face Off editions, players must be executives aged 40 years old and above.

Including Season 10, there have been 25 teams in the history of the league.

Active teams

As of October 30, 2023

Government agency(ies)MonikerFirst seasonSeasons playedHead coach
Armed Forces of the Philippines [a] AFP Cavaliers 2013 10Jeffrey Quiambao
Commission on Elections COMELEC Vanguards 2023 1Atty. Jan Ale Fajardo
Department of Agriculture Agriculture Food Masters 2017 5Jocas Castillo
Department of Environment and Natural Resources DENR Warriors 2019 3Atty. Norlito Eneran
Department of Foreign Affairs DFA Emissaries 2023 1Butch Gandarosa
Department of Justice DOJ Hunters/Avengers/Justice Boosters/Beacons 2013 [b] 8John Kallos
Government Service Insurance System GSIS Furies 2014 8 Pocholo Villanueva
Supreme Court of the Philippines Judiciary Cagers/Magis 2013 10Muriel Garcia
National Housing Authority NHA Builders/Home Masters 2014 8Bennett Palad
Office of the Ombudsman Ombudsman Graft Busters 2015 7Danny Florano
Office of the President & Presidential Management Staff OP-PMS Trailblazers (formerly Malacañang-PSC Patriots/Kamao) 2014 9John Michael Jimenez
Philippine National Police PNP Hinirangs/Responders 2013 10Ronald Louie Laruscain
Senate of the Philippines Senate Defenders 2014 [c] 8Mike Fermin
Social Security System SSS Kabalikat 2019 3Daniel Martinez

Defunct teams

Government agency(ies)MonikerYears joinedSeasons playedW–L recordWin%Playoff appearances
Bureau of Customs BOC Transformers 2016–2017 11
Bureau of Fire Protection BFP Firefighters 20142018 42
Commission on Audit COA Enablers 2017–2018 1.0000
Congress of the Philippines and
Local Government Units [d]
Congress-LGU Legislators 2013 1.2861
Department of Health DOH Health Achievers 2017–2018 1.1670
House of Representatives HOR Solons 20142017 40
Local Government Units [d] LGU Vanguards 2014 1.3750
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority MMDA Equalizers/Black Wolves 20132017 53
Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency PDEA Drug Busters 2017–2018 1.2000
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation PhilHealth Advocates/Your Partner In Health/Plus/Konsulta 20132023 [e] 51
Philippine International Trading CorporationPITC Global Traders 20182020 22

Timeline

As of October 30, 2023, there have been 25 teams in the history of the UNTV Cup. There were also interested agencies such as the Philippine Coast Guard (for Season 2), PhilHealth and MTRCB (for Season 10), but reasons were undisclosed why they were not in the lineup of teams.

UNTV Cup

Championships

Regular season

The Armed Forces of the Philippines Cavaliers have the most UNTV Cup titles, winning 4 championships in the regular season. The second most successful team is the Judiciary Cagers/Magis, who have 2 championships. The Agriculture Food Masters, DENR Warriors, PNP Responders, and Senate Defenders won 1 title each, with DENR holding the distinction of being the only first-year team to claim the trophy. Malacañang-PSC Patriots/Kamao (now OP-PMS Trailblazers) is the only team that reached multiple finals but have not yet won a championship.

Teams that competed in the finals
TeamsWinLossTotalWin%Year(s) wonYear(s) lost
AFP Cavaliers 415.800 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023 2020
Judiciary Cagers/Magis 213.667 2013, 2015 2023
DENR Warriors 1011.000 2020
Agriculture Food Masters 1011.000 2024
Senate Defenders 112.500 2018 2019
PNP Hinirangs/Responders 134.250 2017 2013, 2014, 2016
SSS Kabalikat 011.000 2024
Malacañang-PSC Patriots/Kamao (now OP-PMS Trailblazers)033.000 2015, 2017, 2018 [10]
Current teams that have no UNTV Cup Finals appearances
Defunct teams that had no UNTV Cup Finals appearances

Executive Face Off

There have been four Executive Face Off tournaments in the history of the league. The Clash of the Three was the precursor for the succeeding Executive Face Off tournaments, and in effect, Team Judiciary is included in the official list of Executive Face Off champions. The 2018 PNP Executives team is the only squad that achieved a perfect season, whether regular season or off season.

The Executive Face Off tournament usually commences after the regular season. In 2023, the Executive Face Off games are held during the same game days with the regular tournament, making it the first time that the regular season and Executive Face Off tournaments are simultaneous.

TournamentChampionResultRunner-upRef.
Clash of the Three 2014 Team JudiciaryTeam Legislators
Executive Face Off 2017 AFP Cavaliers75–71 (OT)PNP Responders
Executive Face Off 2018 PNP Responders81–53Ombudsman Graft Busters
Executive Face Off 2023 Senate Sentinels81–72PNP Responders [11]

PBA Legends Face-Off

There has been one off season tournament where PBA teams, represented by their former players who are retired at the time the games were held, have played in the UNTV Cup for charity, dubbed as the PBA Legends Face-Off. The only edition happened on 2019, where the Alaska Milkmen became champions among 4 participating teams.

TournamentChampionResultRunner-upRef.
PBA Legends Face-Off 2019 Alaska Milkmen 77–75 San Miguel Beermen

3x3 (Tatluhan)

There have been two editions of the 3x3 tournament, and both instances are won by the PITC Global Traders. Games are held as opener for UNTV Cup Finals.

SeasonChampionResultRunner-upRef.
Season 7 PITC Global Traders15–13Malacañang-PSC Kamao [12]
Season 8 PITC Global Traders14–13PhilHealth Plus

Beneficiaries

From Season 1 to Season 6, including the three off season tournaments, UNTV Cup has given a total of ₱35 million to the beneficiaries of the participating teams. [13]

For Season 9 alone, a total of 8.1 million pesos was granted to all the teams' beneficiaries tax-free.

TeamBeneficiariesTotal cash prize
Senate Defenders Kythe Foundation, Inc., Pangarap Foundation, Inc., and Tahanang Mapagpala Immaculada Concepcion, Inc. [14] at least ₱6 million
AFP Cavaliers AFP Educational Benefit System Office (AFP-EBSO) [15] [16] at least ₱5 million
Judiciary Cagers/Magis Court Employees Severely Affected by Typhoons and Calamities [17] at least ₱4 million [10]
Malacañan-PSC Patriots/Kamao Philippine Children's Medical Center and Millenium Sports Support System Association Inc. [18] at least ₱2 million
NHA Builders NHA Provident Fund Association, Inc. [19] at least ₱1,500,000 [10]
PNP Hinirangs/Responders Public Assistance for Rescue, Disaster and Support Services (PARDSS) Foundation International, Inc. [20] at least ₱1,100,000
Skywalker Exhibition Game Samboy Lim and family [21] ₱1,000,000
BOC Transformers Caritas Manila, Inc.₱600,000
Ombudsman Graft Busters Ombudsman Provident Fund [22] at least ₱500,000 [10]
MMDA Black Wolves Neonatal ICU – PGHat least ₱150,000
PhilHealth Advocates/Plus/Konsulta PhilHealth Provident Fund [23] [24] at least ₱150,000
DOJ Hunters/Justice Boosters Department of Justice Employees’ Association (DOJEA) [25] at least ₱100,000
GSIS Furies Kapisanan ng mga Manggagawa sa GSIS [26] [27] at least ₱100,000
BFP Firefighters Philippine Science High School Foundation Inc. [28] [29] [30] at least ₱100,000
Agriculture Food Masters Don Bosco Foundation for Sustainable Development, [29] [30] Tibao Farmer Dreamers Association [31] [32] ₱200,000
COA Enablers Caritas Novaliches, Inc. [29] [30] ₱100,000
DOH Health Achievers Dr. Gerry Cunanan Mindanao Heart Foundation, and Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko [29] [30] ₱100,000
PDEA Drug Busters Confederation of Community Oriented Policing System NGOs, (CCOPS-NGOs) Inc. [29] [30] [33] ₱100,000
PITC Global TradersBlas F. Ople Policy Center and Training Institute, Bahay Pagasa of Biñan, and Mga Munting Hiling Foundation Inc. [23] [34] ₱100,000

Venues

Since the UNTV Cup does not implement a home-and-away system, there have been varying venues throughout the years. The Smart Araneta Coliseum is the only venue that the league has played at least one game every season.

Venues of UNTV Cup
Metro ManilaCalabarzon
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Araneta Coliseum
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Filoil EcoOil Centre
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GHC
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GSIS Gym
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JCSGO Gym
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Makati Coliseum
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Meralco Gym
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MOA Arena
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N. Aquino Stadium
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Novadeci Convention Center
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Pasig City Sports Center
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Navy Gym
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Olivarez Sports Center
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Paco Arena
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PhilSports
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San Juan Gym
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Strike Gymnasium
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Treston
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UMak
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Upper Deck
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Ynares
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Strike Gymnasium
UNTV Cup venues in Calabarzon
ArenaLocationTournamentCapacity
SeasonsElimsPlayoffs
Alonte Sports Arena Biñan, Laguna 5Yes check.svg6,500
Filoil EcoOil Centre San Juan City 10Yes check.svg6,000
Gatorade Hoops Center Mandaluyong City 7Yes check.svg300
GSIS Gymnasium Pasay City 7Yes check.svg
JCSGO Gym Quezon City 6, 7Yes check.svg2,000
Makati Coliseum Makati City 3Yes check.svg12,000
Mall of Asia Arena Pasay City 3, 4, 5, 8Yes check.svg20,000
Meralco Gym Pasig City 2, 6, 7Yes check.svgYes check.svg
Ninoy Aquino Stadium Manila City 10Yes check.svg6,000
Novadeci Convention Center Quezon City 9, 10Yes check.svgYes check.svg2,000
Olivarez Sports Center Parañaque City 6Yes check.svg3,500
Paco Arena Manila City 8, 9, 10Yes check.svgYes check.svg
Pasig City Sports Center Pasig City 1, 5, 6, 7, 8Yes check.svgYes check.svg3,000
Philippine Navy Gym Taguig City 1Yes check.svg
PhilSports Arena Pasig City 9, 10Yes check.svgYes check.svg10,000
San Juan Gym San Juan City 8Yes check.svg2,000
Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 [f] Yes check.svgYes check.svg14,429
Strike Gymnasium Bacoor, Cavite 5Yes check.svg1,500
Treston International College Gym Taguig City 1Yes check.svgYes check.svg
University of Makati Gym Taguig City [g] 3, 5Yes check.svg
Upper Deck Sports Center Pasig City 6Yes check.svg
Ynares Sports Arena Pasig City 1, 2, 3, 4, 5Yes check.svgYes check.svg3,000

Seasons and off-seasons

Regular seasons

Season 1 (2013)

UNTV Cup started its first season with a ceremonial toss on July 29, 2013, and it was expected to end in January 2014 but it ended early on November 5 of the same year. The project is aimed to promote unity, camaraderie and physical fitness among government officials in the country. Judiciary team was the winner of the season. The prize was given to the Victims of calamities in Central Visayas and war in Southern Philippines.

Season 2 (2014)

UNTV Cup season two started its ceremonial toss last February 11, 2014, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City with additional three teams to come up with a total of ten teams. [35] Atoy Co and Ed Cordero serve as commissioner and deputy commissioner respectively during the course of UNTV Cup season two. The game ended successfully on July 8, 2014, on the same venue. AFP Cavaliers was the winning team on this season. The prize was given to its charity AFP Educational Benefit System Office (AFPEBSO).

Season 3 (2014–15)

UNTV Cup Season 3 opened last October 2014 as previously announced but the said event was opened on November 17, 2014, at SM Mall of Asia Arena. [36] It was ended on April 28, 2015, in its final games at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Aside from existing teams, newcomers are Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP Firefighters), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS Furies) and National Housing Authority (NHA Builders) to complete the eleven teams of the UNTV Cup Season 3. Judiciary Magis was the season's winner. The prize was donated to the Supreme Court employees who are sick or injured while on duty.

Season 4 (2015–16)

A total of 12 teams, including new team Ombudsman Graft Busters were competed in the UNTV Cup Season 4. AFP Cavaliers and PNP Responders were competed in a best-of-three finals series, of which the AFP clinched the championship title of Season 4. AFP Cavaliers was the champion during the season.

Season 5 (2016–17)

The Season 5 of the UNTV Cup started on August 29, 2016, at the Mall of Asia Arena. There were 13 teams, including defending champions AFP Cavaliers and new team Bureau of Customs Transformers, will compete for a chance to win the championship of the 5th season of the public service-based basketball tournament. [37] PNP Responders was the winning team on this season.

Season 6 (2017–18)

The Season 6 of the UNTV Cup started on September 12, 2017, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, and concluded at the same venue on March 12, 2018. Fourteen teams competed for a chance to win the championship of the public service-based basketball tournament. Senate Defenders defeated Malacañan-PSC Kamao on the Finals, 2 games to zero.

Season 7 (2018–19)

The 2018–2019 season was the 7th season of the UNTV Cup. The opening games was held on September 3, 2018, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, and are expected to conclude in March 2019. [38]

Season 8 (2019–20)

The season officially opened on September 9, 2019, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. During the opening, it was unveiled that the total cash donation was over 50 million pesos to different charity groups since 2013.

Season 9 (2022–23)

Season 10 (2023–24)

The tenth season of the league opened on October 30, 2023, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, in Quezon City. A total of fourteen (14) teams participated in this season, which included twelve returning teams from the previous season, and two new additional teams in COMELEC Vanguards and DFA Emissaries. SSS Kabalikat and the Agriculture Food Masters are currently contesting the 10th league championship, and the right to claim their first-ever championship in their franchise, as both teams are first timers to compete in the UNTV Cup Finals.

Off-seasons

Clash of the Three (2014)

UNTV Cup Off Season, officially called as the UNTV Cup off-season games: Clash of Three (spelled TH3EE or th3ee where 3 represents letter R), was a basketball games among the three branches of the Philippine Government namely: the Judiciary, the Legislative, and Executives teams. Non-earning point Media Team (Team ni Kuya) also play the off-season game to complete the set of players. The off-season game was started on August 21, 2014, at Ynares Sports Arena, Pasig, Metro Manila, Philippines and ended its final games on October 14, 2014. Judiciary team was the winner of the season. The prize was given to Children In Conflict with the Law (CICL).

Executive Face Off 2017

The first edition of Executive Face Off kicked off on May 21, 2017, at the Pasig Sports Complex. Its aim was to give executives of the Philippine government's various branches a time for relaxation, renewing acquaintance and showcasing of talents. [39] AFP Cavaliers was the winning team during this off-season game on its final games on July 10, 2017. The prize was given to the AFP's Educational Benefit System Office which grants scholarship to orphans and children of soldiers killed and wounded in action.

Executive Face Off 2018

The second year of the Executive Face Off began on May 6, 2018, at the Pasig Sports Complex. Eight teams, including previous off-season champion AFP Cavaliers, will compete in the tournament and give aid to their beneficiaries. [40] [41]

PBA Legends Face-Off 2019

The PBA Legends Face-Off was the 4th off-season tournament of the league. It is the first off-season games that featured PBA teams (although composed of alumni players), and a follow-up to the successful reunion charity event PBA Legends: Return of the Rivals on February 17, 2019. The month-long tournament officially opened on June 2, 2019, at the Pasig City Sports Complex, with four teams vying for the championship title. The lone beneficiary for this off season is the PBA Legends Foundation, for the benefit of former professional basketball players who are either sick or in need of financial help. ₱2,000,000 total was donated by all four teams.

The finals game was held on July 8, 2019, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. It was between the undefeated San Miguel Beermen and #2 team Alaska Milkmen. Alaska escaped San Miguel on a close battle, 77–75, to get the championship.

3x3 tournaments

On March 11, 2019, the first 3x3 tournament in the history of the league served as opener for the Game 2 of the Season 7 Finals. The four non-finals playoff teams participated in the knockout games. PITC Global Traders were crowned champions by defeating Malacanang-PSC Kamao in the final, taking home ₱20,000 prize. [12]

The second 3x3 edition started on March 1, 2020, dubbed as Tatluhan. All eight non-semifinals teams participate in the pocket tournament, which opened for the Season 8 Finals.

Records

Individual game records

Points

  • Most points in a game
  • 67 by Kenneth Aljard, OP-PMS Trailblazers (vs. DOJ Beacons) on December 12, 2023

Kit Providers

The league has had different outfitters throughout the years.

SeasonKit Provider
Jersey Haven
Season 8Kickstand Sportswear
Season 10Kalos PH Sportswear

Awards

YearAssociationCategoryNominee(s)Result
2014AnakTVAnakTV Seal Award [42] [43] UNTV CupAwarded
2016AnakTVAnakTV Seal Award [42] [44] UNTV CupAwarded
2017AnakTVAnakTV Seal Award [45] [46] [42] UNTV CupAwarded
2019AnakTVAnakTV Seal Award [47] UNTV CupAwarded
2023AnakTVAnakTV Seal Award [48] UNTV CupAwarded

Notes

  1. The AFP is represented by its three branches: the Philippine Army, the Philippine Air Force, and the Philippine Navy.
  2. DOJ played on the first seven seasons of the league and re-joined on 2023 (Season 10) after a 2-season absence.
  3. Senate played for 6 seasons since joining the league in 2014 (Season 2), and re-joined on 2022 (Season 9) after a 1-season absence due to the concluded 2019 senatorial election.
  4. 1 2 Despite the similar name, the agency Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) was not officially represented in the UNTV Cup.
  5. PhilHealth played on the first two seasons of the league, and re-joined on 2018 (Season 7) after a 4-season absence. Their second stint lasted for three seasons.
  6. The Smart Araneta Coliseum is the only venue that the league has played at least one game every season.
  7. The University of Makati was located in Makati City when UNTV Cup games were played at the venue in 2014 and 2016. Since 2023, UMak is geographically located in Taguig City.

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The UNTV Cup Season 10 was the 2023–2024 season of the annual charity basketball league in the Philippines, UNTV Cup. The tournament is organized by UNTV under the UNTV-37 Foundation, Inc., thru its chairman and chief executive officer of BMPI-UNTV, "Mr. Public Service" Kuya Daniel Razon.

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