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28-774: In 1998, the Metropolitan Basketball Association was formed as a regional-based professional league which also challenged the commercial Philippine Basketball Association. The team made the biggest steal of all when they acquired Rommel Adducul straight out of the San Sebastian College - Recoletos . The team also had Alex Compton , an American citizen who was born in the Philippines. Others include ex-PBA veterans Peter Martin, Frechie Ang, Ruben Dela Rosa and former Far Eastern University star Nestor Echano. In their inaugural season,

56-834: A 26–4 record. The Metrostars dethroned the Dragons in the Northern semis before beating the Pasig-Rizal Pirates in the Northern Conference finals. In the National Finals against the Cebu Gems , the Metrostars won their only MBA National title, 4–2. One of the memorable games during the series was a three-overtime shootout between Compton and Cebu's Dondon Hontiveros before Manila won the game on

84-460: A host nation must stage a minimum of 22 sports: the two compulsory sports from Category 1 (athletics and aquatics), in addition to a minimum of 14 sports from Category 2 (Olympics and Asian Games mandatory sports), and a maximum of 8 sports from Category 3. Each sport shall not offer more than 5% of the total medal tally, except for athletics, aquatics and shooting (the shot was elevated for this category in 2013). For each sport and event to be included,

112-536: A minimum of 10 Olympic sports from the Summer Olympic Games. Under Category 2, the host must include a minimum of 10 other sports from the Olympic Games (summer/winter), Asian Games, and Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games or Beach Games . Category 3 is now capped at a maximum of four sports. The first games with the new charter in effect will be held in 2025 . Corrected after balancing

140-521: A minimum of four countries must participate in it. Sports competed in the Olympic Games and Asian Games must be given priority. This charter was modified in 2023, these new rules will guide the Games starting in 2025. Each edition will have a minimum of 36 sports, composed as follows: The compulsory Category 1 now comprises two subcategories: 1A, which consists of aquatics and athletics, and 1B,

168-744: Is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia . The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with supervision by the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic Council of Asia . The SEA Games is one of the five subregional Games of the Olympic Council of Asia , the others being South Asian Games , West Asian Games , East Asian Games , and Central Asian Games . The SEA Games owes its origins to

196-524: Is a many-time member of the Philippine national basketball team . In 1994,he played for the Philippines at the 19-and-under FIBA Asia Championship . Then, he led the country to four consecutive Southeast Asia Basketball Association championships (1998–2001). He also led the national team to three consecutive South East Asian Games gold medals (1997, 1999, 2001). Adducul is a three-time member of

224-762: The South East Asian Peninsular Games or SEAP Games (abbreviated as SEAPG ). On 22 May 1958, delegates from the countries in Southeast Asian Peninsula attending the Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan had a meeting and agreed to establish a sports organization. The SEAP Games was conceptualized by Luang Sukhum Nayapradit, then vice-president of the Thailand Olympic Committee . The proposed rationale

252-545: The 2010 Philippine Cup . He went on to finish his pro career playing for the Powerade Tigers and the GlobalPort Batang Pier . Adducul was diagnosed with nasopharynx cancer . This condition prevented him from playing in the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference to undergo chemotherapy , but has since returned. On May 3 Startalk , Romel said in an interview: "Right now, I'm doing fine because I see

280-528: The 22nd SEA Games in 2003. The 2009 SEA Games was the first time Laos has ever hosted a SEA Games (Laos had previously declined to host the 1965 SEAP Games citing financial difficulties). Running from 9–18 December, it has also commemorated the 50 years of the SEA Games, held in Vientiane , Laos . The 2023 SEA Games , held from 5–17 May, was the first time Cambodia has ever hosted a SEA Games (Cambodia

308-798: The Manila Metrostars to a championship together with American Alex Compton , and was awarded with the Play-off MVP and the Finals MVP. In 2000, Adducul was named MBA Most Valuable Player. In 2001, the Metrostars merged with the Batangas Blades and the coalition team won that year's championship. Unfortunately, the league did not last long and Adducul ended his career in the MBA with the Pangasinan Waves in 2002. Adducul

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336-483: The Philippines . These countries were formally admitted in 1977, the same year when SEAP Federation changed their name to the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF), and the games were known as the Southeast Asian Games . The unified Vietnam (Socialist Republic of Vietnam) returned to the games' 15th edition in 1989. East Timor , one year after gaining independence from Indonesia, was admitted at

364-896: The FIBA Asia All-Star Selection (1997, 1998, 2000) and in 2000, he led the All-Star team against the Philippine Basketball Association All-Stars. At the same year, he returned briefly in the Philippine Basketball League and won that year's MVP award. In 2003, he was drafted 2nd overall by the Barangay Ginebra Kings in the Philippine Basketball Association . He won two consecutive championships with

392-807: The Kings in the 2004 and 2005 PBA seasons. In October 2006, he was traded to the San Miguel Beermen in a three-way trade involving the Gin Kings and the Red Bull Barako . In May 2007, he was traded to Red Bull in exchange for Enrico Villanueva . After two days of trading him to the Barako, Adducul was shipped to the Purefoods Tender Juicy Giants for Don Camaso where he won his third and final championship during

420-486: The Metrostars were coached by Ricky Dandan but lost to the eventual champion Pampanga Dragons in the Northern Conference Finals, 4–2. In 1999, Letran Knights head coach Louie Alas took over the reins as head coach while adding former PBL and Cebu native Gilbert Demape. The Metrostars had an early 4–2 record, but went on an incredible 22-game winning run before finishing the elimination phase with

448-563: The NCAA Seniors Most valuable Player (MVP) back-to-back from 1996 and 1997. At the same time, he was a star in the Philippine Basketball League playing for the defunct Chowking Food Masters, his UAAP counterpart at that time and later Arch-rival was Danny Ildefonso. In 1998, Adducul joined the Philippines' second professional league, the now defunct Metropolitan Basketball Association . In 1999, he led

476-554: The Southeast Asian Games Federation. Aside from mandatory sports, the host is free to drop or introduce other sports or events (See SEA Games sports ). This leeway has resulted in hosts maximizing their medal hauls by dropping sports disadvantageous to themselves relative to their peers and the introduction of obscure sports, often at short notice, thus preventing most other nations from building credible opponents. Several nations have called for amending

504-452: The data of the Olympic Council of Asia and other archived sites which had kept the previous Southeast Asian Games medal tables. Some information from the aforementioned sites are missing, incorrect and or not updated. Various individuals have won multiple medals at the Games, including the preceding Southeast Asian Peninsular Games. As of 2019, Singaporean swimmer Joscelin Yeo has won

532-563: The event due to instability in the country, along with a disagreement with the International Amateur Athletic Federation . The 3rd SEAP Games then passed to Laos as hosts, but they begged off the 1965 event citing financial difficulties. In 2023, Cambodia was finally able to host the sports event for the first time at its newly built sports complex. According to the SEAGF Charter and Rules,

560-430: The improvement [from the chemo], the mass is shrinking; The radiation, 35 sessions, five times a week. The chemo is 6 cycles. I have my third cycle on Thursday, and after two more weeks I'll be finished with my last cycle which is three sessions. One week in the hospital...it's really hard but I have to do it." Club and Country South East Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games , commonly known as SEA Games

588-432: The most Southeast Asian Games medals with 55 (40 gold, 12 silver, 3 bronze). She reached this milestone during the 2005 Games , overtaking the previous record of 39 gold medals set by another Singaporean swimmer Patricia Chan . One unique characteristic of the event is that there are no official limits to the number of sports and events to be contested, and the range can be decided by the organizing host pending approval by

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616-638: The road. Compton was named as the 1999 league MVP. The Metrostars failed to defend their MBA crown in 2000 as they lost to the San Juan Knights in the Northern Conference Finals. In 2001, the Metrostars and the Batangas Blades agreed on a merger, retaining the Blades name. This eliminated the Manila Metrostars franchise as Adducul (the MVP of the 2000 season), Compton and a few holdovers from

644-503: The squad joined the Blades. In 1998, the Metrostars was the first official game uniforms the color was blue green, red and white contains the team logo during the inaugural season of the league. In 1999, the team replaced by blue, navy blue and white contains the logo were used their won the National Championship team in that jerseys. From year 2000 season, the Metrostars was used the alternate jersey with LBC logo and also

672-693: The team logo in the left that was used before the merger with Batangas Blades in 2001. Coaching Staff: Rommel Adducul Rommel Adducul (born April 21, 1976) is a Filipino former professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Adamson Soaring Falcons of the UAAP . In college, Adducul, a three-time Most Valuable Player, led the San Sebastian Stags to five consecutive NCAA basketball championships from 1993 to 1997. He won

700-466: Was admitted into the Southeast Asian Games Federation in 1961, and Brunei, Indonesia, and the Philippines, which joined the organization in 1977. The number of rings was again increased to 11 during the 2011 Games in Indonesia to reflect the federation's newest member, East Timor, which was admitted in 2003. The 1963 SEAP Games were cancelled. As the designated host, Cambodia was unable to host

728-571: Was awarded the 1963 SEAP Games, which was cancelled due to domestic political situation). The Southeast Asian Games symbol was introduced during the 1959 SEAP Games in Bangkok, depicting six rings that represent the six founding members and was used until the 1997 edition in Jakarta. The number of rings increased to 10 during the 1999 edition in Brunei to reflect the inclusion of Singapore, which

756-547: Was formed thereafter. The first SEAP Games were held in Bangkok from 12 to 17 December 1959, with more than 527 athletes and officials from 6 countries; Burma (now Myanmar), Laos, Malaya, Singapore , South Vietnam and Thailand participated in 12 sports. At the 8th SEAP Games in 1975, while South Vietnam was fallen and no longer existed, the SEAP Federation considered the inclusion of Brunei , Indonesia , and

784-676: Was that a regional sports event will help promote co-operation, understanding, and relations among countries in the Southeast Asian region. Six countries, Burma (now Myanmar ), Cambodia , Laos , Malaya (now Malaysia ), Thailand and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) were the founding members. These countries agreed to hold the Games biennially in June 1959 and the SEAP Games Federation Committee

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