By Jerome S. Galunan, Jr.

The first season of the Philippines Football League (PFL) will kick off later this month, featuring local club Ceres-Negros FC, alongside seven other football clubs from across the country.
The Philippine Football Federation (PFF) has confirmed the eight teams in the competition are Ceres, Loyola-Meralco Taguig, Japan-Philippine Voltes Marikina, Ilocos United FC, Stallion Laguna, Kaya FC Makati, Davao Aguilas FC, and Global Cebu FC.
The Panaad Park and Stadium will serve as the official home for Ceres-Negros FC. Throughout the season, clubs will be traversing the country, playing at stadiums in Taguig City, Makati City, Cebu City, Tagum City, among other locations.
Last year, the PFF presented an overview and guidelines of the new domestic league, which was supposed to begin last month. According to PFF General-Secretary, Atty. Edwin Gastanes, the league will be the country’s top tier league and serve as a qualifier for all international competitions.
This first season will run for eight months./WDJ