MediaQuest hoops, volleyball squads start strong in MVP Olympics

MANILA, Philippines — MediaQuest Holdings Inc. got off to a fast start with dominating wins to start its campaign in the MVP Olympics 2026 on Monday at Meralco Fitness Center.

MediaQuest, a corporation made up of traditional and digital media, showed no mercy to Metro Pacific Investments Corporation (MPIC) with an 84-42 blowout to start its basketball campaign.

Daniel Mendoza shot the lights out and drained three 3-pointers to lead the charge with 16 points and three rebounds, while Juan Paolo Gregorio did it all with 12 points, eight assists and two boards.

It was an all-around effort for MediaQuest, with Nino Marquez adding nine markers; Andre Dantis collecting eight points and 10 rebounds; and Juan Paolo Fernandez and Teree-Gil Guillermo scoring eight each.

MediaQuest, composed of Cignal, MQuest Ventures, TVJ, Nation Broadcasting Corporation (NBC), TV5, Media5, Alagang Kapatid Foundation Inc., The STAR and Business World, also sustained the same groove in women's volleyball with a superb 25-5, 25-7 victory over MPIC.

Former UAAP players and now broadcast analysts Fille Cainglet-Cayetano, Ivy Remulla and Ayel Estrañero set the stage for MQuest, guiding the team to the straight-sets victory.

This year's MVP Olympics is featuring all 10 companies under the MVP Group umbrella, namely MediaQuest, PLDT, Meralco, Maynilad, Smart-Maya, Metro Pacific Health, Philex Mining Corp., First Pacific Leadership Academy, Metro Pacific Investments Corp. and Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (Contributed story)