Romwel Anzures

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MBPL's Tibayan

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<p>MANILA — The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has imposed a lifetime ban and a Php 200,000 fine on GenSan Warriors player Michole Solera.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMPBLSeason7%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02LvQ6NbcaGDGMJfVwj6EwgpVdi42mABGZrjNWURR3km6HEckp1civhTmfp3FDEtBkl&amp;show_text=false&amp;width=500" width="500" height="250" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Solera will receive the said sanctions due to his disqualifying foul which was called after he punched Jonas Tibayan of the Mindoro Tamaraws, one that sent the latter to the hospital Monday evening.</p><p>While jockeying for position with 7:33 remaining in the third quarter of their 2025 regular season game in Batangas, Solera hit Tibayan’s face with his right hand, resulting in the Mindoro forward falling to the floor with a number of injuries.</p><p>According to the MPBL, the 6-foot-3 Tibayan suffered a concussion, broken jaw, a busted lip, and a fractured shoulder.</p><p>“We condemn the incident, and the MPBL won’t tolerate such actions,” said MPBL Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes. “It compromises the player’s safety and taints the league’s image.”</p><p>“I’ve seen the worst [in basketball] and this is one of them. The league has the full authority to impose sanctions on this deplorable behavior,” Duremdes added.</p><p>Following his actions, the 6-foot-6 Solera, in addition, may get his Games and Amusements Board (GAB) license revoked, and also get a lifetime ban from the said government arm which supervises the MPBL.</p><p>Tibayan was stretchered out and brought to a local hospital. He was eventually transferred to the New Era Hospital in Manila for further examination.</p><p>Mindoro (13-10) defeated GenSan (13-9), 76-72, when the game resumed.</p><script data-wid="auto" type="text/javascript" src="https://content.viralize.tv/display/?zid=AAFz8gWM8iRADsJr&amp;cid=ABeU2uJFBTVWkQuf"></script>

<p>The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has imposed a lifetime ban and a Php 200,000 fine on GenSan Warriors player Michole Solera.</p>

The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) has imposed a lifetime ban and a Php 200,000 fine on GenSan Warriors player Michole Solera.

MPBL imposes lifetime ban, fine on GenSan’s Solera after hitting Mindoro’s Tibayan

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MPBL imposes lifetime ban, fine on GenSan’s Solera after hitting Mindoro’s Tibayan

Rom Anzures,

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Published Aug 12, 2025 03:46 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 12, 2025 09:53 PM PHT

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