Returning to the South Division, Rizal made a splash by soaring to a 10–5 record in their first fifteen games, a far cry from their previous two seasons, where they were had the worst record of the division.
It is still enough for the Golden Coolers to clinch the sixth seed in the South Division.
Rizal was matched against third-seeded Sarangani, who are six games ahead, but it did not make any difference as the Golden Coolers stunned the Marlins in a Division Quarterfinals sweep.
[1] They would, however, be swept by the Batangas City Embassy Chill in the Division Semifinals.
[2] The team played both of their home games this season at Ynares Center in Antipolo.