BIZ BUZZ: ‘Ninang’ Robina deepens UP Maroons’ funding pool

MANILA, Philippines — The University of the Philippines (UP) Men’s Basketball Team (MBT), or “Fighting Maroons,” began their fresh bid for the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Season 89 crown by locking in solid institutional backers. For the 17th straight year, the “ninang” of the pack, retail tycoon Robina Gokongwei-Pe has continued to