During the first week of April, the Añejo Rum 65ers acquired Rey Cuenco from Shell in a trade that sent the team's first-round pick Romeo Dela Rosa to the Zoom Masters.
[2] Añejo playing-coach Sonny Jaworski was fined and suspended for one game due to the punching foul he committed against Jojo Lastimosa of Purefoods in their second-round elimination match on April 4.
In the Open Conference, Añejo Rum 65 failed to advanced in the semifinal round for the first time since Jaworski handled the team starting in 1985 after losing to Alaska in the knockout game on April 13.
March 9: Import Carlton McKinney scored when it mattered most as Añejo Rum 65 slipped past Presto Ice Cream, 119-117, for their first win of the season in two games, after losing to sister team San Miguel Beer two nights before.
[4] August 1: Robert Jaworski topscored with 18 points and starred in two crucial plays in the last minute, resulted to a triple by Chito Loyzaga and a runaway basket by Philip Cezar for the final count, a 101-98 victory over San Miguel for their second win in the semifinals of the All-Filipino Conference and their fourth straight triumph since the eliminations.