as ▁s ided ▁with ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁on ▁the ▁matter . ▁This ▁led ▁into ▁the ▁formation , ▁via ▁an ▁Article ▁of ▁Ag re ement , ▁of ▁a ▁tri angular ▁meet ▁among ▁N U , ▁UP ▁and ▁U ST , ▁with ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Control ' s ▁condition ▁that ▁NCAA ▁events ▁should ▁take ▁preced ence . ▁The ▁league ▁established ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Big ▁Three ," ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁the ▁Article ▁of ▁Ag re ement ▁was ▁renew ed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines ▁and ▁University ▁of ▁Santo ▁Tom as ▁with d rew ▁perman ently ▁from ▁the ▁NCAA ▁and ▁continued ▁with ▁their ▁own ▁league , ▁while ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁University ▁( FE U ) ▁with d rew ▁on ▁its ▁own . ▁Six ▁schools ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" old - timer ▁six " ▁– ▁A ten e o ▁de ▁Man ila , ▁Co leg io ▁de ▁San ▁Juan ▁de ▁Let ran , ▁De ▁La ▁S alle ▁College , ▁José ▁R iz al ▁College , ▁Map ú a ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁and ▁San ▁B eda ▁College . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁league ' s ▁basketball ▁games ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁completed ▁R iz al ▁Memorial ▁Col ise um , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁its ▁access ibility ▁among ▁the ▁schools , ▁since ▁most ▁schools ▁were ▁in ▁Man ila . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁Far ▁Eastern ▁University