JB Sports, Ninja Nancy Osborne conduct another wave of relief operations

By Leobert Julian A. de la Peña

 

Basketball and other contact-sports may still be inactive in Iloilo City, but the spirit of unity and camaraderie remains strong amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The JB Sports, through founder and commissioner Jayphet Balbacal, and the Ninja Nancy Osborne through founder Mary Ann Portia Bernil, distributed their second batch of relief goods to 23 referees and table officials in Iloilo City.

This is the second collaboration of JB Sports and Ninja Nancy Osborne with the main aim of helping the referees whose livelihood was affected because of the lack of basketball games due to the pandemic.

Ninja Nancy Osborne, a Tigbauan-based sports program, dished out packs of rice, coffee, embutido, and eggs while JB Sports provided assorted canned goods.

Tigbauan Ninja Nancy Osborne supervisor Ronald Julaton graced the relief drive together with members of the sports program and main contributor Bib Angelo Pitogo.

“Without coach Portia, indi gd ini matabo. Her good heart and passion for basketball indi gd mabayluhan sang bisan ano. This help is for all the referees kag officials nga apektado gid sang crisis. This is our simple help to them and we will continue to help basta may grasya lang halin sa Ginoo. We would also like to say thanks kay Mr. Balbacal, for showing heart to these referees and making them his priority,” said Julaton in an exclusive interview with Daily Guardian.

Major sponsors in the JB SPORTS are Erp’s Bulalohan, JB ABL/Master Cup, Daily Guardian, Mighty Mouse Basketball, Hiyang/Pepsi, JKG/CTG, ODM Sportswear, Queen’s Pension House/Yu Chin Milk Tea, Asialink/E&C Trucking, Uniwheels, Malditos/Refresco/Jollyfeet, OJNA, XYZ/TOTO-TIA-TEN, Systemic Farm, Forever Smile Dental Clinic, and team MEDICS.