The sport of Billiards in the
As a result, the protesting personalities formed their own group called the Managers and Players Association of the
Macabenta further averred that the BMPAP is not recognized by the Philippine Olympic Committee while BSCP operates under licensed by the POC. Yen Macabenta also promotes Billiards events in the country through his Raya Sport which is an official member of the World Pool-Billiards Association.
The BMPAP headed by the equally known managers like Perry Mariano and Aristio Puyat, lambasted the BSCP and Yen Macabenta of conflict of interest for having two positions as BSCP chair and head of Raya Sport.
The BMPAP managed under their wings world class players like Efren “The Magician” Reyes and other popular cue artists who brought fame and honor to the
Billiards has changed many lives, rags to riches stories were told repeatedly inside the Billiards Halls and the nook and cranny of the sporting world. But regrettably, the future of cue artists is affected because of internal squabble among officials and managers. Both parties claimed the same cue stick and wanted to hit the cue ball first.
Leave Your Comments