Headed by President/CEO Noli Eala. Liga Pilipinas is a regional basketball league in the Philippines that follows the FIBA rules format. It is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation, and owned by Pinoy Basketbol, Inc. The league is form by officially merging the National Basketball Conference and the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association, along with Galisan Forces Inc.