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San Miguel superstar June Mar Fajardo receives his first PBA Most Valuable Player trophy, July 5, 2014. PBA Images/File

San Miguel superstar June Mar Fajardo receives his first PBA Most Valuable Player trophy, July 5, 2014.

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John Franklin Kennedy Caacbay

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762959506807PBA IMAGE6.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="San Miguel superstar June Mar Fajardo receives his first PBA Most Valuable Player trophy, July 5, 2014. PBA Images/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">San Miguel superstar June Mar Fajardo receives his first PBA Most Valuable Player trophy, July 5, 2014. <em>PBA Images/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>RODRIGUEZ, Rizal — Nine-time PBA Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo will be putting up his first MVP trophy for auction to support relief efforts, as the country was battered by typhoons.</p><p>Fajardo, who hails from Cebu, saw his hometown got hit by Typhoon &quot;Tino&quot; just last week. </p><p>According to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) on Tuesday, death toll due to &quot;Tino&quot; reached 232, 112 people are missing and 512 are injured due to the said typhoon.</p><p>&quot;Siyempre nakakalungkot, hirap mawalan, dami nawalan ng bahay, nawalan ng hanapbuhay, lalo na &#x27;yung iba, nawalan ng pamilya, mahal sa buhay. Alam ko mahirap, mahirap bumangon sa [trahedya]. Pero &#x27;yun nga, tiwala lang tayo, pray lang tayo malalagpasan natin &#x27;yon,&quot; said Fajardo on Wednesday moments after the San Miguel Beermen dismantled Titan UItra, 158-117, in the PBA Season 50 Philippine Cup.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/10/5/pba-june-mar-fajardo-wins-record-setting-ninth-mvp-award-1812"><strong>READ: PBA: June Mar Fajardo wins record-setting ninth MVP award</strong></a></div><p>&quot;Pray lang tayo kay God ng lakas ng loob na makabangon,&quot; he went on. &quot;Magpo-provide naman si God para sa atin.&quot;</p><p>Asked why he chose that particular trophy to be put on auction in a TV5-led drive, Fajardo said his first top plum was a result of his years of hard work and sacrifices, as well as his much-awaited success.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/10/6/pba-ramon-fernandez-believes-june-mar-fajardo-s-mvp-run-far-from-over-1440"><strong>READ: PBA: Ramon Fernandez believes June Mar Fajardo’s MVP run far from over</strong></a></div><p>More importantly, it was because his fellow Cebuanos are close to his heart.</p><p>&quot;Nung tinanong nga ako kung ano &#x27;yung ipapa-auction ko, &#x27;yun &#x27;yung naisip ko kasi &#x27;yung trophy na &#x27;yon, special sa &#x27;kin kasi years of hard work &#x27;yon, sakripisyo, tapos andun &#x27;yung failures,&quot; said Fajardo.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/11/11/-tino-death-toll-rises-to-232-uwan-casualties-now-25-ocd-2344"><strong>READ: &#x27;Tino&#x27; death toll rises to 232, &#x27;Uwan&#x27; casualties now 25: OCD<br/></strong></a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/regions/2025/11/11/dpwh-to-implement-shelved-2017-flood-control-masterplan-in-storm-ravaged-cebu-1823"><strong>READ: DPWH to implement shelved 2017 flood control masterplan in storm-ravaged Cebu</strong></a></div><p>&quot;At successful din ako nung season na &#x27;yon, nakuha ko &#x27;yung MVP, espesyal &#x27;yon para sa &#x27;kin. &#x27;Yun nga, espesyal &#x27;yung mga Cebuano para sa &#x27;kin.&quot;</p><p>In just his sophomore year, Fajardo already won the top individual plum, the first of his eventual nine MVP awards — a feat only the 6-foot-11 center holds.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong><strong></strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_3U0Fdvcd20??si=mZoY6_lU16if9hHb&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Nine-time #PBA Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo will be putting up his first MVP trophy for auction to support relief efforts, as the country was battered by typhoons. #PBA50 </p>

Nine-time #PBA Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo will be putting up his first MVP trophy for auction to support relief efforts, as the country was battered by typhoons. #PBA50

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PBA: June Mar Fajardo to auction first MVP trophy to support relief efforts

Kennedy Caacbay,

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Published Nov 12, 2025 11:45 PM PHT

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