THE UNITED FILIPINO ORGANIZATION (UFO) IS SET TO KICK OFF IT'SA ANNUAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE ON SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2011 ACCORDING TO IT'S PRESIDENT BONG MALASARTE. UFO IS PLANNING TO HAVE THE OPEN DIVISION WHICH IS FROM AGES 21 TO 39, MASTERS DIVSION WHICH IS 40 AND ABOVE, AND 18TH AND UNDER DIVISION.

UFO PRESIDENT BONG MALASARTE MENTIONED THAT THIS LEAGUE IS OPEN TO ALL NOT LIKE THE PREVIOUS UFO LEAGUES THAT YOU HAVE TO BE A FILIPINO TO JOIN THE LEAGUE AND ONLY TWO (2) LOCALS COULD JOIN THE TEAM AND ONLY ONE (1) LOCAL CAN PLAY AT A TIME.

MR.MALASARTE HAVE ALSO HIRED THE SERVICES OF THE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS REFEREES AND IT'S TABLE OFFICIALS. AS PER MR. MALASARTE SO A TOTAL OF 10 TEAMS HAVE SHOWN THEIR INTEREST TO JOIN THE UFO LEAGUE.

IN ORDER TO GIVE THE TEAMS TO PREPARE FOR THEIR ENTRANCE FEE AND TEAM UNIFORMS THE UFO GROUP DECIDED TO EXTEND THE KICK OFF TO JULY 31, 2011 FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN OF JULY 17, 2011.

ALL UFO GAMES WILL BE PLAYED AT THE NEWLY CONSTRUCTED TSL SPORTS COMPLEX AT THE PACIFIC RIM CENTER WHICH LOCATED AT GUALO RAI. GAMES ARE TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED ON TUESDAY'S, THURSDAY'S, AND SATURDAY'S.

BECAUSE OF THE SUCCESS OF UFO'S 3 ON 3 BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT LAST JUNE 11, 2011 WHICH WAS OFFICIATED BY THE BANMI REFEREES AND TABLE OFFICIALS, UFO PRESIDENT BONG MALASARTE WAS IMPRESS WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE ONE DAY EVENT AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY HE IS TAPPING THE SERVICES OF BANMI TO OFFICIATE THE GAMES.