Ernani Christopher M. Pacana III (born on December 24, 1981 in California

California

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, USA), better known as Chris Pacana, is a Filipino

Filipino people

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 professional basketball player in the Philippine Basketball Association

Philippine Basketball Association

The Philippine Basketball Association , is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of 10 company-branded franchised teams. It is the first and oldest professional basketball league in Asia and the second oldest in the world after the NBA...

 who is in the inactive list of the Meralco Bolts

Meralco Bolts

The Meralco Bolts is a professional basketball team of the Philippine Basketball Association founded in 2010 when the Manila Electric Company bought the Sta...

. He was one of the factors of the championship run by the Barangay Ginebra Kings

Barangay Ginebra Kings

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 in the 2008 PBA Fiesta Conference

2008 PBA Fiesta Conference

The 2008 Philippine Basketball Association Fiesta Conference or known as the 2008 Smart PBA Fiesta Conference for sponsorship reasons, is the last conference of the 2007-08 PBA season. The tournament began on March 29 with a game between the Coca-Cola Tigers and the Talk 'N Text Phone Pals at...

. Born to Ernani Pacana, Jr. and Elizabeth Mendoza, Pacana was the fifteenth draft pick of the Coca-Cola Tigers in 2006

2006 PBA Draft

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. He was then signed by the Sta. Lucia Realtors

Sta. Lucia Realtors

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in the 2009-2010 PBA season.