After a 4-hour trek, this is the first thing you’ll see in Brgy. Kagbana in Leyte. Photo from Charmie Lising.

Albay—the hometown of Kia’s Alex Nuyles,  NLEX Road Warriors’ Mark Borboran, and SMB’s Jayr Reyes. Photo by Enid Madarcos.

Trees support basketball in Bantayan Island, Cebu. Photo by Paolo Mariano.

A makeshift ring and backboard stand proud in Limbaan-Biblica, Pinili, Ilocos Norte–home of the Pinili Basketball Tournament 2014 Champions. Photo by Mar Joseph Oasay Coloma.

Adjacent whole court in Brgy. Poblacion, Oslob, Cebu. Photo by Paolo Mariano.

Bayanihan in Hi-Way Homes, Biñan, Laguna. Photo by Eric Legasto.

Who said only Sacramento has Kings? Meron din sa gitna ng tobacco and corn field sa Kilang, Galimuyod, Ilocos Sur. Photo by Enid Madarcos.

Sariaya is a sleepy town in the province of Quezon where—as the makeshift net and painted backboard suggest—basketball is taken seriously.

Mantalongon, or Little Baguio, is known for its vegetables, crops, and flowers. Guess what the favorite pasttime is in this coldest part of Cebu. Bonus farm team photo after the jump. Photos by Enid Madarcos.

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The game goes on in Tacloban, Leyte. Photo from Enid Madarcos.