The Lipton

Lipton

Lipton is a brand of tea currently owned by Unilever.-History of Lipton Tea:Lipton was created at the end of the 19th century by a grocer, Sir Thomas Lipton, in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1893, he established the Thomas J. Lipton Co., a tea packing company with its headquarters and factory in Hobo ken,...

 Juniors Invitational Cup in the Philippines

Philippines

The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...

 started in 2000 with only 6 schools participating namely Ateneo, San Beda, LSGH, Letran, Mapua and Santo Tomas. It aims to provide competitiveness for schools in sports like Basketball, Volleyball, Swimming, Table Tennis, etc. It is also a league wherein Lipton tries to merge both UAAP and NCAA Juniors Division. This event is always every summer usually held in Ateneo Campus, La Salle Greenhills or in Rizal Sports Centre.

In 2000, there are only 3 sports considered in this event and they are Basketball, Volleyball and Swimming. In 2001, De La Salle Zobel and Adamson joined the league making it 8 teams. In 2002, when the league became more successful, they added Badminton, Lawn Tennis and Table Tennis. It then convinced other teams from both UAAP and NCAA to join. In 2003, National, East, San Sebastian and Philippine Christian added to the league. In 2004, the organizers added Chess, Track and Field, Football and Taekwondo. It then continued until 2005 and has successfully received applications from in and outside Metro Manila schools. However, Organizers felt that it would be disappointing if that team will only field in a team in basketball or any kind of sport. So the organizers reinforced a rule that a school should join at least 6 out of the 10 sports of Lipton Juniors Cup. Besides this, they have to look at the background and achievements of every school first before they are ineligible to join the league. LSGH declined to join in 2005 likewise with Mapua and Adamson. In 2006, East and National decided not to join the league but State joined.

Members

Member Schools in 2006
Ateneo de Manila Ateneo de Manila University The Ateneo de Manila University is a private teaching and research university run by the Society of Jesus in the Philippines. It began in 1859 when the City of Manila handed control of the Escuela Municipal de Manila in Intramuros, Manila, to the Jesuits...	Letran Colegio de San Juan de Letran The Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Letran College, or simply Letran is a private Roman Catholic institution of learning located in Intramuros, Manila, in the Philippines. The college was founded in 1620. Colegio de San Juan de Letran has the distinction of being the oldest college in the...	De La Salle-Zobel	PCU Philippine Christian University The Philippine Christian University is a private university along Taft Avenue, Manila. It was founded in 1946 through the initiatives of the Laymen of the Evangelical Association of the Philippines. Originally named as Manila Union University, it was renamed as Philippine Christian College...
San Beda San Beda College San Beda College or Dalubhasaan ng San Beda in Filipino is a Private Benedictine college run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines. It is located on Mendiola Street in San Miguel, Manila...	San Sebastian San Sebastian College - Recoletos San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Manila or commonly known by their nickname Bastê, is a Catholic institution of higher learning in the Philippines...	UPIS University of the Philippines Integrated School The University of the Philippines Integrated School is the laboratory school of the University of the Philippines Diliman College of Education.-History:...	Santo Tomas University of Santo Tomas The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...

Past Members
Adamson Adamson University Adamson University is a private university Catholic university in Manila, Philippines, founded on June 30, 1932 by Greek immigrant George Lucas Adamson as the Adamson School of Industrial Chemistry...	La Salle Greenhills	Mapúa Mapúa Institute of Technology Mapúa Institute of Technology is a private, non-sectarian, Filipino tertiary institute located in Intramuros, Manila and in Makati....	National National University (Philippines) National University is a university in Manila, Philippines.It is a founding member of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and is a pioneer of the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities...	East University of the East The University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution...