topping the quarterfinal round against the two other teams, La Salle and Army. Lhuillier and Hope stood out in the semifinal round and will play in the best-of-five Division I championship. The Jewelers with assistant coach Alfredo Enriquez, a former PBA backcourt man, calling the shots from regular coach Raul "Yayoy" Alcoseba, who is serving a one-year suspension imposed on him by the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) for leading University of San Jose-Recoletos' walkout during the National Students basketball championships last year in Naga City, won the finals series, 3 games to 1. (Division I title) Founder's Cup ESQ Marketing, RFM-Swift's and Mama's Love were the only remaining teams from the Invitationals that will play in the PABL Second Conference called Founder's Cup. Three teams will make a comeback and they were Magnolia Ice Cream of coach Derrick Pumaren, formerly known as Lagelite Beermen in last season's Invitational tournament, the Country Fair Hotdogs of coach Larry Mumar, and Fuji Soy Sauce, both of which saw action in last year's Challenge the Champions. Purefoods Corporation, a giant food company, became the newest member to join the basketball scene, the Food Experts will be handled by former Masagana 99 mentor Domingo Panganiban. Magnolia Ice Cream with a star-studded lineup composed of national team players Allan Caidic, Elmer Reyes and Jerry Codinera, swept all their six assignments in the eliminations, they were followed by ESQ Merchants with four wins and two losses and completing the semifinal cast were Mama's Love and Purefoods, which beat corporate rival RFM-Swift's on the last day of the elimination schedule, Fuji Soy Sauce were tied with Mama's Love and Purefoods with three wins and three losses each but were eliminated via quotient. In the one-round semifinals, the Ice Cream Makers remained unbeaten and continue to dominate as they enter into the championship round along with ESQ Marketing. Magnolia scored a 3–0 sweep over the Hector Calma-led ESQ Merchants in the best-of-five finals series to complete a perfect 12-game tournament sweep. Filipino Cup The Third Conference known as "Filipino Cup" is dedicated to the countless brave souls who took part in the People Power Revolution, it opens on October 18 with the usual parade of competing teams with their muses and the giving of plaques of appreciation to members of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, 1951 Asian Games, 1954 World Basketball Championships, Gold medalists in the Seoul Asiad