Vincent Kenneth Marasigan Favis, better known as Binky Favis, is a

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former professional

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head coach and politician.

Coaching career

He was also a former player of the

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and was an assistant coach of the 1993 squad, which swept the

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men's basketball tournament, he also stayed until 1997. Favis is a former coach of the

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in the

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leading them to a title in 1999. He also coached in

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for several teams. In 2000, he was hired by

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as an assistant coach for

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. When Pop Cola was sold to Coke Philippines in 2001, he stayed to be an assistant coach for Coke Tigers and won two PBA championships. He became the assistant coach of

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for the

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in the

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. He later joined Barangay Ginebra in 2003 and won another two championship. Before the 2005-06 season, he was named as the head coach of

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and had several lackluster seasons with the team. In 2008, he was relieved as head coach of the Tigers.

Coaching record

Collegiate record

Professional record

Political career

He served as a councilor of

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from the 2nd district from 2013 to 2022. Upon being term-limited, he ran for vice mayor of Parañaque in

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, but lost.

References

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