Binky Favis
{{short description|Filipino basketball player, coach and politician}}
{{Philippine name|Marasigan|Favis}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2008}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honorable
| name = Binky Favis
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| office = Member of the Parañaque City Council from the 2nd district
| term_start = June 30, 2013
| term_end = June 30, 2022
| birth_name = Vincent Kenneth Marasigan Favis
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|11|22}}
| birth_place = Pasay, Rizal, Philippines
| residence = Merville, Parañaque
| party = Independent (since 2024)
| otherparty = PDP–Laban (2018–2024)
Liberal ({{circa|2016}})
United Nationalist Alliance ({{circa|2013}})
| spouse = Ma. Elena Favis
| module = {{Infobox basketball biography
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| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
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| high_school = La Salle Green Hills (Mandaluyong)
| college = UST
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| coach_start = 1993
| coach_end = 2008
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| cyears1 = 1993–1997
| cteam1 = UST (assistant)
| cyears2 = 1995–1999
| cteam2 = UST HS
| cyears3 = 1998
| cteam3 = Batangas Blades
| cyears4 = 1999–2001
| cteam4 = Letran
| cyears5 = 2000–2001
| cteam5 = Pop Cola Panthers (assistant)
| cyears6 = 2002–2003
| cteam6 = Coca–Cola Tigers (assistant)
| cyears7 = 2002
| cteam7 = Philippines (assistant)
| cyears8 = 2003–2005
| cteam8 = Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant)
| cyears9 = 2005–2008
| cteam9 = Coca-Cola Tigers
| cyears10 = 2005–2007
| cteam10 = Philippines (assistant)
| highlights =
As head coach:
As assistant coach:
- 4x UAAP Champion (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996)
- 4x PBA Champion (2002 All-Filipino, 2003 Reinforced, 2004 Fiesta, 2004–05 Philippine)
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{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
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{{MedalCompetition | William Jones Cup}}
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Vincent Kenneth Marasigan Favis (born November 22, 1969),{{cite web|url=https://comelec.gov.ph/php-tpls-attachments/2025NLE/COC_2025NLE/COC_Local/COC_Local_NCR/PARA%C3%91AQUE_CITY/2NDDIST/FAVIS_VINCENT_KENNETH_MARASIGAN.pdf|title=FAVIS_VINCENT_KENNETH_MARASIGAN|accessdate=November 21, 2024|website=Commission on Elections}} better known as Binky Favis, is a Filipino former professional basketball head coach, businessman, and politician.{{cite news
|title=Coke 'coach-less'; SMB, Ginebra handicapped in intriguing PBA twinbill
|date=2008-10-21
|accessdate=2010-09-02
|publisher=GMA News and Public Affairs
|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/128495/British%20investor%20pours%20in%20$50M%20on%20Ayala-led%20outsourcing%20firm
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418175456/http://www.gmanews.tv/story/128495/British%20investor%20pours%20in%20$50M%20on%20Ayala-led%20outsourcing%20firm
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=2013-04-18
}}
Coaching career
He was also a former player of the UST Growling Tigers and was an assistant coach of the 1993 squad, which swept the University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's basketball tournament, he also stayed until 1997. In 1995, he coached the Tiger Cubs, until 1999.{{Cite news |last=Henson |first=Joaquin M. |title=New challenge for Binky |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2005/07/31/289123/new-challenge-binky |work=The Philippine Star}}
Favis is a former coach of the Letran Knights{{cite news
|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aVM1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZyUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=540,21979393&dq=binky-favis+letran&hl=en
|accessdate=2010-09-02
|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer
|date=August 18, 2000
|title=Letran defeats San Beda
|page=41
}} in the NCAA leading them to a title in 1999.{{cite news
|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer
|date=July 21, 2001
|accessdate=2010-09-02
|title=Letran stops Perpetual; Benilde bows to Mapua
|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hqU2AAAAIBAJ&sjid=hSUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3058,2465041&dq=binky-favis+1999+letran+title&hl=en
|page=85
|first=June
|last=Navarro
}} He also coached in Philippine Basketball League for several teams.
In 2000, he was hired by Chot Reyes as an assistant coach for Pop Cola Panthers. 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 Jong Uichico for the Philippine national basketball team in the 2002 Asian Games.
He later joined Barangay Ginebra in 2003 and won another two championship.
He later returned to national team, this time as Reyes' coaching staff.
Before the 2005–06 season, he was named as the head coach of Coca-Cola Tigers{{cite news
|title=New calling for ex-PBA coach
|first=Joaquin
|last=Henson
|date=December 7, 2009
|newspaper=The Philippine Star
|url=http://www.philstar.com/ArticlePrinterFriendly.aspx?articleId=530190
|accessdate=2010-09-02
}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and had several lackluster seasons with the team. In 2008, he was relieved as head coach of the Tigers.{{cite news
|url=http://www.gmanews.tv/story/141600/source-guiao-firm-about-leaving-red-bull-position
|accessdate=2010-09-02
|date=2008-12-29
|title=Source: Guiao firm about leaving Red Bull position
|publisher=GMA News and Public Affairs
}}
Coaching record
= Collegiate record =
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" | |||||||||
| rowspan=2|Season
! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="5" |Elimination round | colspan="5" | Playoffs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP
!W | L | PCT | Finish | GP | W | L | PCT | Results | |
| 1999
|CSJL |14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | Champions |
| 2000
|CSJL |14 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 7th | —
|— |— |— |Eliminated | ||||
| 2001
|CSJL |14 | 6 | 8 | .429 | 6th | —
|— |— |— |Eliminated | ||||
| colspan="3" | Totals | 19 | 23 | .452 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 championship |
= Professional record =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" |Season ! rowspan="2" |Conference ! rowspan="2" |Team ! colspan="5" |Elimination/classification round ! colspan="5" |Playoffs |
| GP
!W !L !PCT !Finish !PG !W !L !PCT !Results |
|---|
| rowspan="2" |2005–06
| rowspan="2" |Coke |16 |6 |10 |.375 |9th |1 |0 |1 |.000 |Survivor playoffs |
| Philippine Cup
|16 |7 |9 |.438 |5th |4 |1 |3 |.250 |Quaerterfinals |
| rowspan="2" |2006–07
| rowspan="2" |Coke |18 |5 |13 |.278 |9th |3 |1 |2 |.333 |Wildcard phase |
| Fiesta
|18 |7 |11 |.389 |7th |2 |1 |1 |.500 |Wildcard phase |
| rowspan="2" |2007–08
| rowspan="2" |Coke |18 |7 |11 |.389 |9th |5 |2 |3 |.400 |Quarterfinals |
| Fiesta
|18 |10 |8 |.556 |4th |3 |1 |2 |.333 |Quarterfinals |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!104 !42 !62 !.403 !Playoff Total !18 !6 !12 !.333 !0 championships |
Political career
He served as a councilor of Parañaque City from the 2nd district from 2013 to 2022.{{cite news
|title=Francis Zamora leads sports personalities who won electoral seats
|first=Jan
|last=Ballesteros
|date=May 14, 2019
|website=ESPN5
|url=https://tv5.espn.com/story/_/id/26741679/francis-zamora-leads-sports-personalities-won-electoral-seats
|accessdate=January 22, 2021
}} Upon being term-limited, he ran for vice mayor of Parañaque in 2022 as the running mate of mayoralty candidate Eric Olivarez,{{cite news |title=Ilang mga nais tumakbo sa lokal na posisyon sa lungsod ng Parañaque, naghain na ng kanilang COC |url=https://rmn.ph/ilang-mga-nais-tumakbo-sa-lokal-na-posisyon-sa-lungsod-ng-paranaque-naghain-na-ng-kanilang-coc/ |access-date=December 4, 2021 |work=Radio Mindanao Network |date=October 7, 2021 |language=fil}} but lost; Olivarez, however, was elected.{{cite news|url=https://mb.com.ph/2022/05/10/rep-eric-olivarez-proclaimed-new-mayor-of-paranaque-city/|title=Rep. Eric Olivarez proclaimed new mayor of Parañaque City|first=Jean|last=Fernando|date=May 10, 2022|accessdate=June 9, 2022|work=Manila Bulletin}} He is seeking a comeback to the city council in 2025, this time as an independent candidate.
References
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{{Succession box|
before= Louie Alas |
title= Letran Knights men's basketball head coach |
after= Louie Alas
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{{Succession box|
before= Eric Altamirano |
title= Coca-Cola Tigers head coach |
years= 2005-2008 |
after= Kenneth Duremdes
}}
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{{Barangay Ginebra Kings 2004 PBA Fiesta Conference Champions}}
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