23 October 2014 - The 8th Philippine Basketball League in Lebanon (PHILBALL) Basketball and Volleyball tournament, the only annual Filipino sports event in Lebanon, held its championship round and awarding ceremonies on October 12.
The Filipino Community Association (FCA) and the RP Eagles emerged as champion in the basketball (men) and volleyball (women) events, respectively. The runners up for basketball were Bakod, RP Eagles, and the Filipino Investment Association (FIVA). For volleyball, the runners up were FIVA, VIP Pasaway and Mistah.
PHILBALL is the annual sports tournament of the Filipino workers in Lebanon and attracts the participation of major Filipino community organizations in Beirut and Mount Lebanon Governorates. For this year, 13 Filipino community organizations and groups fielded teams in the tournament that ran for 11 Sundays at the Michel El Murr Stadium near Dora.
Philippine Ambassador to Lebanon Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz led Philippine Embassy, Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) and Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) officers and staff in awarding trophies and medals to the winning teams. In her message, Ambassador Ruiz commended PHILBALL for once again promoting unity, harmony and collaboration among the Filipinos in Lebanon. She also thanked all the Filipinos who successfully availed of the field overseas voters registration being conducted by the Embassy during the day’s PHILBALL event. END