BIZ BUZZ: Pickleball bug bites central bank
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is an institution that doesn’t like to be “behind the curve”—not just in monetary policy but also in athletics.
It was there when badminton was the hottest sport, and its staff members did not need to go out of their head office in Manila to learn the sport and level up.
And now, we hear that the BSP has likewise caught the pickleball bug. It is even building its own outdoor pickleball court fronting Manila Bay.
Biz Buzz sources said the management of the country’s central monetary and banking regulatory institution had given in to the clamor of its employees and started setting up pickleball nets all over its sprawling Malate compound after office hours.
In the past two months, we hear that the BSP pickleball club has garnered more than 160 passionate members who are all set to challenge their peers from other government agencies.
With consistent practice and training with professional players, BSP Pickleball Club is preparing to be a formidable team.
Word on the street is club members are now actively seeking out dual meets with financial institutions.
These financial and economic experts are out to prove that they can give you a run for your money when it comes to dinks, volleys, smashes and drop shots.
