The team also went to the Finals for the first time in their franchise history on the Governors ' Cup . The Bolts were able to upset the top-seed TNT KaTropa by winning their best-of-five semifinal series in four games . They faced the crowd favorite Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in the Finals . Meralco entered the Finals as the underdogs , but managed to put up a fight and even steal Game 1 . Although Ginebra won in six games , it was considered to be one of the most entertaining Finals series in recent memory . Meralco 's import , Allen Durham also won the Best Import award and rookie guard/forward Chris Newsome won Rookie of the Year
Governors ' Cup
2016 PBA Governors' Cup
Meralco Bolts