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Quezon City Toda Aksyon
2024 Quezon City Toda Aksyon season
LeagueMPBL
Founded2018; 6 years ago (2018)
HistoryQuezon City Capitals
2018–2020
Quezon City MG/MG Cars
2022
Quezon City Gaz N Go
2023
Quezon City Toda Aksyon
2023–present
ArenaAmoranto Arena
LocationQuezon City
Team colors     
Main sponsorToda Aksyon Partylist
Head coachEdgar Macaraya

The Quezon City Toda Aksyon (stylized as Quezon City TODA Aksyon) is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Quezon City. The team competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's North Division. They are one of three teams based in Metro Manila's Eastern District and play their home games at Amoranto Arena.

The team began play in the 2018 season, going by the Quezon City Capitals. The original name references Quezon City's status as the national capital of the Philippines from 1949 until 1976. It may also reference Quezon City being the biggest and most populous city in Metro Manila.

Since 2023, the team is backed by the Toda Aksyon Partylist.

History

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The Quezon City Capitals and Imus Bandera were the last teams to join the inaugural season of the MPBL. The team was represented by City Councilor Onyx Crisologo during the contract signing with the League headed by Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes.[1] During the team's inaugural season, Andrew Estrella recorded the league's first triple-double against the Bataan Defenders. The team finished with a 5–4 to clinch the fifth seed in the playoffs, where the Capitals would lose 1–2 to the Valenzuela Classic.

In the 2018–19 season, the team fell one game below .500 with a 12–13 record. Despite that, the team still ranked seventh in the regular season, earning them a playoff berth. The team would pull off a major upset as they swept the second-seeded Makati Super Crunch, before falling to the eventual champion San Juan Knights. In the 2019–20 season, the Capitals didn't perform well compared to the previous two seasons and finished 10–20, finishing 12th in the North and failed to make the playoffs for the first time.

Initial logo of Quezon City Toda Aksyon used in 2023.

Entering the 2022 season, the team acquired a title sponsorship with MG Motor and became Quezon City MG. Although the team finished 9–12, they still ranked seventh to advance to the playoffs, losing to Pasig City MCW Sports.[2] The team then found a new title sponsor in Gaz N Go entering the 2023 season, becoming Quezon City Gaz N Go. Mid-season, the team underwent new management as it has gained the backing of the Toda Aksyon Partylist, thus renaming the team Quezon City Toda Aksyon.

Home venues

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The Quezon City franchise has played in three home venues thus far, all of them are on-campus venues. Their first home venue in the 2018 season was the Seed Dome at JCSGO Christian Academy. The other two, introduced in the 2018–19 season, were Ateneo de Manila University's Blue Eagle Gym and Trinity University of Asia's Henry Noble Gymnasium.

After not being able to play at home in 2022 and 2023, the team will play at Amoranto Arena in the 2024 season. It will be the first venue that isn't on-campus.

Venue Location 2018 2018–19 2019–20 2022 2023 2024
JCSGO Christian Academy
(JCSGO Seed Dome) 		Quezon City Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Blue Eagle Gym Red XN Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Trinity University of Asia
(Henry Noble Gymnasium) 		Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Amoranto Arena Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN Green tickY

Current roster

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Quezon City Toda Aksyon roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 0 Are, Michael 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) San Sebastian
G 00 Cani, Hubert 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Far Eastern
F 1 Cosari, Ammar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) San Sebastian
G 2 Mosqueda, Chino (HG) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 1996–05–13 National-U
G 3 Garcia, Paul 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Ateneo
F 6 Berjay, JM (HG) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Ateneo
F 8 Roman, Kenji (HG) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Far Eastern
G/F 9 Nimes, Josan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1991–05–11 Mapúa
F 10 Lo, Kim Kaizen (HG) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
G 11 Are, Rafael (SGL) 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) San Sebastian
G 13 Altamirano, Ichie 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) San Sebastian
G 14 Desoyo, Alex 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) San Sebastian
G 15 Tauto-an, Regie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) PUP
F 16 Cauilan, John Paul 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) National-U
C 17 Sawat, Abdul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) UE
C 18 Ballesteros, Jason 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian
F 21 Bienes, Brandrey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Far Eastern
F 23 Yambing, Rhinwil (SGL) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) San Sebastian
G 24 Gesalem, Jonathan Ralf 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) UST
F 27 Tibayan, Jonas (HG) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) National-U
C 88 Mag-isa, Edzel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Batangas
F 99 Ladimo, Jynno (HG) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Ateneo
G – Estrella, Andrew 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Mapúa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bong Ramos
  • Louie Bautista
  • Aileen Lebornio
  • Ian Valdez
Legend
  • (HG) Homegrown
  • (FF) Filipino-foreigner
  • (SGL) Special Guest Licensee
  • (RS) Reserve player
  • Injured Injured
Updated as of: June 19, 2024

Head coaches

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# Name Term Ref.
1 Vis Valencia 2018–2019
2 Christian Coronel 2019–20
3 Alvin Grey 2022
4 Teng Torcuator 2023
5 Weng Adina 2023
6 Edgar Macaraya 2023

Notable players

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MPBL All-Star Day

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PBA players

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Season-by-season records

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League champions
Division champions
Qualified for playoffs
Best regular season record
Season Regular season Playoffs
Division Finish GP W L PCT GB Stage Results
Quezon City Capitals
2018
Rajah Cup		 — 5th 9 5 4 .556 3 Quarterfinals lost vs. Valenzuela, 1–2
2018–19
Datu Cup		 North 7th 25 12 13 .480 11 Division quarterfinals
Division Semifinals		 won vs. Makati, 2–0
lost vs. San Juan, 0–2
2019–20
Lakan Season		 North 12th 30 10 20 .333 16 Did not qualify
Quezon City MG
2022 North 7th 21 9 12 .429 12 Division quarterfinals lost vs. Pasig, 0–2
Quezon City Toda Aksyon
2023 North 14th 28 3 25 .107 23 Did not qualify
2024 North 9th 28 15 13 .536 11
All-time regular season record 141 54 87 .383 3 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record 9 3 6 .333 0 Finals appearances
All-time overall record 150 57 93 .380 0 championships

References

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  1. ^ Joble, Rey (January 22, 2018). "Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League teams rise to 10 as Quezon City, Imus make last-minute entry". Business World. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Times, Tiebreaker (October 26, 2022). "MPBL: San Juan, Pasig arrange semifinals clash". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
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