Right, I thought we could already watched it live at the Big Dome. But I read about it somewhere that they would allow some limited audience to watch it live week after the 1st live game.
There's no announcement regarding that, so it's just a speculation. For sure we can read that in their website if that is true, but for now, let's just enjoy their return and stick with the current set up.
https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/01/19/sports/pba-plans-to-resume-games-in-february/1829775THE Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board plans to meet next week to discuss the possible resumption of the Governors' Cup in February under a home-venue-home setup.
League commissioner Willie Marcial confirmed this on Tuesday at the Philippine Sportswriters Association online forum.
"I've talked to (Games and Amusements Board [GAB]) Chairman (Abraham) Mitra last Sunday and they told me they've endorsed a letter to the IATF (Inter-Agency Task Force) to allow us to play in what they called a Type C bubble," Marcial said.
As you can read, it's a bubble set up, they will stay in the venue to ensure that no one will get infected with the virus and that they can finish the conference successfully.
Well, I think @Distinctin was right after all, as I was reading about the PBA's schedule through the internet. I bumped an article published by the same outlet "Manila Times".
The PBA last held its scheduled games on December 26, a double header with fans in attendance, but in the resumption of the season-ending conference, fully vaccinated fans will not be allowed in attendance, for now. But Marcial didn't discount the possibility of allowing fully vaccinated spectators in attendance under a minimum capacity once the Covid-19 cases continue their downward trend.
"Fans have become a big factor for us and the players missed them so much," added Marcial. "But we have to observe the first few weeks if the cases will continue to go down, then we will gradually allow them back at the games."
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https://www.manilatimes.net/2022/01/30/news/pba-resumes-on-february-11/1831152As you can see, the article you posted was on January 19 but later on they we're hesitant about it, as you know PBA is infact a business after all. However, this article was released on January 30, a week after, that said they are welcome to allow the fully vaccinated individuals to participate and watch the live games if ever the cases will continue to go down.