Ships and Ferries There are many ferry services from island to island and quite a few companies offering regular services. Contact the tourist office for more details. Back to the top 10. Tournaments are held by the professional Philippine Basketball Association, the University Athletic Association of the Philippines, and the Philippine Amateur Basketball League. Major teams play 2 to 3 times a week and major courts are at the Ultra Center in Pasig and at the Rizal Coliseum in Malate.
Tickets are inexpensive and can be bought at the coliseum in advance or at the day of the game.
On championship games, reserve or buy your tickets ahead of time since they are always sold out a day or two before the game. One of the Filipino people's favorite pastime, especially in the provinces. Cockfights are held every Sunday in several cockpits around Manila and are abundant in the provinces. The highly prized birds are fitted with sharpened blades and displayed to the highly emotional crowd before bets are verbally placed with the calador. This sport can get rather bloody and is offensive to many first time spectators.