Liga Pilipinas is a regional basketball league in the Philippines. It is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the country's national basketball federation, and owned by Pinoy Basketbol, Inc. The National Basketball Conference and the Mindanao Visayas Basketball Association, along with Third Force Inc., were merged to officially form the league. The league's launch is on May 31, 2008, and games started on June 18, 2008. The league is currently headed by President/CEO Noli Eala. After the tournament,merger talks between the 2 leagues went sour and was put off for good.