Biñan Tatak Gel

The Biñan Tatak Gel (also known as Biñan Tatak Gel–Beast Motorcycle Tires GameX for sponsorship reasons) is a Filipino professional basketball team based in Biñan, Laguna. The team primarily competes in the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) as a member of the league's South Division. The team plays its home games at Alonte Sports Arena.

Biñan Tatak Gel
2025 Biñan Tatak Gel season
League	MPBL (2018–present) PSL (2023–present) The Asian Tournament (2024–present)
Founded	2018; 7 years ago (2018)
History	Laguna Heroes 2018–2019, 2021–2022 Biñan City Heroes 2019 Biñan City Luxxe White 2019–2020 Laguna Krah Asia 2023 Biñan Tatak Gel 2023–present
Arena	Alonte Sports Arena
Location	Biñan, Laguna
Team colors
Main sponsor	Beast Motorcycle Tires GameX Sports
Head coach	Boyet Fernandez
Ownership	Monching Talisayon Angelo Alonte

The team began play during the 2018–19 season as the Laguna Heroes.^[1][2] The team has also played in the Pilipinas Super League since 2023 as well as in The Asian Tournament since 2024.

The Laguna/Biñan franchise is tied with the Mindoro Tamaraws for the longest playoff drought in the MPBL, having missed the playoffs in its first four seasons before clinching a spot in 2024.

The Tatak Gel is one of five teams based in Calabarzon.

History

2018–2023: Original franchise

The Laguna Heroes joined the MPBL as one of sixteen expansion teams for the 2018–19 season. The team finished with a 10-15 record, finishing ninth in the South Division.

For the 2019–20 season, the team was renamed as the BIñan City Krah Heroes and later as Biñan City Luxxe White. The team finished in tenth with a 12-18 record, matching their winning percentage from last season.

Entering the 2021 Invitational, the team was renamed as Laguna Heroes Krah Asia, bringing back the team's old name. In the Invitational, the team lost in all of their group stage games. In the 2022 season, the team only won three of their 21 games, giving them the second-worst record in the division and third-worst in the league.

In 2023, the team was renamed to Laguna Krah Asia.

2023: Current franchise

In November 2023, a new team under the name Biñan Tatak Gel joined the Pilipinas Super League during the Pilipinas Super League for the 2023–24 President's Cup. The team is mainly composed of the former Imus SV Squad organization alongside members of the departing Pasig City MCW Sports team, including head coach Boyet Fernandez. With a 17–1 record, Biñan held the top seed that season. Despite making through the first two rounds, Biñan would eventually lose to the eventual champion Quezon Titans in the semifinals.

As the 2024 MPBL season began, the Tatak Gel team took over the Krah Asia's spot as Laguna's MPBL representatives.

Team identity

The original name, Laguna Heroes, references the national hero of the Philippines, Jose Rizal, who was born in Calamba. Meanwhile their current name, Biñan Tatak Gel, is a name that is shared with multiple Biñan-based teams in the grassroots level, including its volleyball counterpart in the Maharlika Pilipinas Volleyball Association and its homegrown team in NBL–Pilipinas. The moniker itself is a nod to the city's incumbent mayor, Angelo "Gel" Alonte.^[3]

Home venues

With the exception of 2023, the Laguna franchise's primary venue has been the Alonte Sports Arena in Biñan. Other venues the team has used are the Santa Rosa Sports Complex in Santa Rosa and the Laguna Sports Complex in Santa Cruz.

Venue	Location	Capacity	2018–19	2019–20	2022	2023	2024	2025
Alonte Sports Arena	Biñan, Laguna	6,500	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Santa Rosa Sports Complex	Santa Rosa, Laguna	5,700	N	Y	N	Y	N	TBA
Laguna Sports Complex	Santa Cruz, Laguna	2,500	N	N	Y	Y	N	TBA

Current roster

Biñan Tatak Gel roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 0 Pamboy Raymundo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1989–05–30 San Sebastian G 3 Bam Lopez F/C 4 Kristian Hernandez G 5 Renzo Subido 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 135 lb (61 kg) 1996–02–17 UST G/F 7 Joseph Peñaredondo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) St. Clare F 9 KG Canaleta 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1982–02–12 UE G/F 10 Poypoy Actub G/F 11 Jonathan Grey 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1992–01–13 St. Benilde F/C 15 Marc Pingris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981–10–16 PSBA F/C 16 Jeff Chan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1983–02–11 Far Eastern C 18 Jason Ballesteros 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985–10–07 San Sebastian G/F 21 Mark Cardona 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1981–11–13 De La Salle G/F 22 Carlo Lastimosa 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1990–09–03 St. Benilde G/F 23 Pat Añonuevo (HG) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) G/F 26 Ronnie Alonte (HG) F/C 28 John Ray Alabanza G/F 29 Michael Maestre (HG) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) F/C 31 Jaymar Gimpayan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Lyceum C 43 Christian Fajarito 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Letran G 44 Ryan Sual 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) G/F 77 JJ Pido G 88 Kenny Rocacurva 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Head coach Boyet Fernandez Assistant coach(es) Jinino Manansala Legend (HG) Homegrown (FF) Filipino-foreigner (SGL) Special Guest Licensee (RS) Reserve player Injured Roster via Genius Sports Updated as of: March 8, 2025

Head coaches

#	Name	Term	Ref.
1	Alexander Angeles	2018
2	Nath Gregorio	2018–19
3	Alexander Angeles	2019
4	Denok Miranda	2019–20
5	Victor Escudero	2021
5	Nath Gregorio	2022–2023
6	Boyet Fernandez	2024

Notable players

Individual award winners

All-MPBL Second Team Michael Mabulac – 2019

MPBL All-Star Day

All-Star selections Michael Mabulac – 2019 Allan Mangahas – 2020 Paolo Pontejos – 2022 Marc Pingris – 2024 Kenny Rocacurva – 2024

PBA players

Ex-PBA players Mark Cardona Marvin Hayes Jayjay Helterbrand Carlo Lastimosa Michael Mabulac Denok Miranda Josan Nimes Marc Pingris Pamboy Raymundo Jai Reyes

Season-by-season records

	League champions
	Division champions
	Qualified for playoffs
	Best regular season record

Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League

Season	Regular season							Playoffs
	Division	Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Stage	Results
Laguna Heroes
2018–19 Datu Cup	South	9th	25	10	15	.400	10	Did not qualify
Biñan City Luxxe White
2019–20 Lakan Season	South	10th	30	12	18	.400	14	Did not qualify
Laguna Heroes
2022	South	10th	21	3	18	.143	15	Did not qualify
Laguna Krah Asia
2023	South	13th	27	4	23	.148	18.5	Did not qualify
Biñan Tatak Gel
2024	South	3rd	28	20	8	.714	1	Division quarterfinals	lost vs. South Cotabato, 1–2
2025	South	To be determined
All-time regular season record			131	49	82	.374		1 playoff appearance
All-time playoff record			3	1	2	.333		0 finals appearances
All-time overall record			134	50	84	.373		0 championships

Pilipinas Super League

Season	Regular season						Playoffs
	Finish	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Stage	Results
Biñan Tatak Gel
2023–24 President's Cup	1st	18	17	1	.944	—	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals	won vs. RCP–Shawarma Shack, 1–0 won vs. Muntinlupa, 1–0 lost vs. Quezon, 0–2
2024–25 President's Cup 2024–2025	5th	10	7	3	.700	2	Quarterfinals 1 Quarterfinals 2	won vs. Pilipinas Navy, 1–0 lost vs. Pangasinan, 0–1
All-time regular season record		28	24	4	.857		2 playoff appearances
All-time playoff record		6	3	3	.500		0 finals appearances
All-time overall record		34	27	7	.794		0 championships