Binky Favis
Filipino basketball player, coach and politician
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Vincent Kenneth "Binky" Marasigan Favis (born November 22, 1969)[1] is a Filipino former professional basketball head coach, businessman, and politician.[2]
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Favis in 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the Parañaque City Council from the 2nd district | ||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office June 30, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In office June 30, 2013 – June 30, 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Vincent Kenneth Marasigan Favis November 22, 1969 | |||||||||||||||||
| Party | Independent (2024–present) | |||||||||||||||||
Other political affiliations | PDP–Laban (2018–2024) Liberal (2009–2010; 2015–2018) UNA (2012–2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Ella Aldeguer | |||||||||||||||||
| Children | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Cristina Aldeguer-Roque (sister-in-law) Dino Aldeguer (brother-in-law) | |||||||||||||||||
| Basketball career | ||||||||||||||||||
| UP Fighting Maroons | ||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Assistant coach | |||||||||||||||||
| League | UAAP | |||||||||||||||||
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| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||
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| High school | La Salle Green Hills (Mandaluyong) | |||||||||||||||||
| College | UST | |||||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 1993–2008 | |||||||||||||||||
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Coaching | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | UST (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1999 | UST HS | |||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Batangas Blades | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Letran | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Pop Cola Panthers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Coca–Cola Tigers (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | Philippines (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Barangay Ginebra Kings (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Coca-Cola Tigers | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Philippines (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2026–present | UP (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||
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As assistant coach:
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Coaching career
He was also a former player of the UST Growling Tigers and was an assistant coach of the 1993 squad, which swept the University Athletic Association of the Philippines men's basketball tournament, he also stayed until 1997. In 1995, he coached the Tiger Cubs, until 1999.[3]
Favis is a former coach of the Letran Knights[4] in the NCAA leading them to a title in 1999.[5] He also coached in Philippine Basketball League for several teams.
In 2000, he was hired by Chot Reyes as an assistant coach for Pop Cola Panthers.[3] When Pop Cola was sold to Coke Philippines in 2001, he stayed to be an assistant coach for Coke Tigers and won two PBA championships.[3]
He became the assistant coach of Jong Uichico for the Philippine national basketball team in the 2002 Asian Games.
He later joined Barangay Ginebra in 2003 and won another two championship.[3]
He later returned to national team, this time as Reyes' coaching staff.[3]
Before the 2005–06 season, he was named as the head coach of Coca-Cola Tigers[6][3] and had several lackluster seasons with the team. In 2008, he was relieved as head coach of the Tigers.[7]
Coaching record
Collegiate record
Professional record
| Season | Conference | Team | Elimination/classification round | Playoffs | ||||||||
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| GP | W | L | PCT | Finish | PG | W | L | PCT | Results | |||
| 2005–06 | Fiesta | Coke | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 9th | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Survivor playoffs |
| Philippine Cup | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 5th | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | Quaerterfinals | ||
| 2006–07 | Philippine Cup | Coke | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Wildcard phase |
| Fiesta | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 7th | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | Wildcard phase | ||
| 2007–08 | Philippine Cup | Coke | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 9th | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | Quarterfinals |
| Fiesta | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4th | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Quarterfinals | ||
| Career total | 104 | 42 | 62 | .403 | Playoff Total | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 0 championships | ||
Political career
He served as a councilor of Parañaque City from the 2nd district from 2013 to 2022.[8] Upon being term-limited, he ran for vice mayor of Parañaque in 2022 as the running mate of mayoralty candidate Eric Olivarez,[9] but lost; Olivarez, however, was elected.[10] He sought a comeback to the city council in 2025, this time as an independent candidate.[1] He won a seat after placing third.[11]
Personal life
Favis is married to Ella Aldeguer, an industrial engineering graduate from De La Salle University who is the sister of incumbent Philippine trade secretary Cristina Aldeguer-Roque and former PBA player Dino Aldeguer.[12] They have three children.[3]