[3] As an amateur league, UNTV Cup is using the FIBA rules as its House Rules which is being used in world basketball and Olympics according to Mr. Raffy Britanico,[4] officiating head of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), a basketball association in the Philippines.

An off-season game was opened on August 21, 2014, with the three branches of the Philippine government: Judiciary, Legislative an Executive teams.

UNTV Cup's regular season runs from September or October to March of the following year.

The first team to get two wins in the Finals are declared champions and get the largest money to donate to their chosen beneficiaries.

The duration is shorter due to fewer entrants than the regular tournament, and so the teams are considered as one group.

The semifinal winners will then meet in the best-of-three Finals for a chance to get the championship and the biggest money to give to their chosen beneficiaries.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines Cavaliers have the most UNTV Cup titles, winning 4 championships in the regular season.

The project is aimed to promote unity, camaraderie and physical fitness among government officials in the country.

[36] It was ended on April 28, 2015, in its final games at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Aside from existing teams, newcomers are Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP Firefighters), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS Furies) and National Housing Authority (NHA Builders) to complete the eleven teams of the UNTV Cup Season 3.

The Season 6 of the UNTV Cup started on September 12, 2017, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, and concluded at the same venue on March 12, 2018.

Fourteen teams competed for a chance to win the championship of the public service-based basketball tournament.

The opening games was held on September 3, 2018, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, and are expected to conclude in March 2019.

During the opening, it was unveiled that the total cash donation was over 50 million pesos to different charity groups since 2013.

The tenth season of the league opened on October 30, 2023, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, in Quezon City.

UNTV Cup Off Season, officially called as the UNTV Cup off-season games: Clash of Three (spelled TH3EE or th3ee where 3 represents letter R), was a basketball games among the three branches of the Philippine Government namely: the Judiciary, the Legislative, and Executives teams.

Its aim was to give executives of the Philippine government's various branches a time for relaxation, renewing acquaintance and showcasing of talents.

The prize was given to the AFP's Educational Benefit System Office which grants scholarship to orphans and children of soldiers killed and wounded in action.

Eight teams, including previous off-season champion AFP Cavaliers, will compete in the tournament and give aid to their beneficiaries.

The month-long tournament officially opened on June 2, 2019, at the Pasig City Sports Complex, with four teams vying for the championship title.

The lone beneficiary for this off season is the PBA Legends Foundation, for the benefit of former professional basketball players who are either sick or in need of financial help.

PITC Global Traders were crowned champions by defeating Malacanang-PSC Kamao in the final, taking home ₱20,000 prize.