Celso Rivera , a former referee at the Philippine Basketball Association ( PBA ) , encouraged her to take up a career in refereeing . The referee first officiated in the PBA Developmental League and underwent further training in the women 3x3 tournament , and the league ’s campus tour . Nicandro was picked as one of the 15 trainees of the PBA referee academy , five of which were women . She and Edith Boticario were among those picked by the PBA to officiate games at the 2016 PBA Governors ' Cup . Nicandro officiated in the PBA D-League for three years
2016 PBA Governors ' Cup
2016 PBA Governors' Cup
Janine Nicandro