Qualla: Battle of Intramuros https://qualla.com/battle-of-intramuros en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:37 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/w/d/w/5/battle-of-intramuros-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Battle of Intramuros https://qualla.com/battle-of-intramuros Battle of Intramuros: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-intramuros/ Photo credit Tomenbang/Ursua/Villapando (Wikipedia Takes Manila participant), CC BY-SA 3.0. Three blocks. That is all the distance separating the campuses of Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Mapua University, and Lyceum of the Philippines University, all nestled within the walled district of Intramuros in Manila. When these schools face each other in the National Collegiate Athletic Association of the Philippines, the games are called the Battle of Intramuros, a name that borrows gravity from the district's centuries of actual warfare. The basketball, however, needs no borrowed drama. These matchups carry a neighborhood intensity that larger, more famous rivalries struggle to replicate.

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/d/w/5/battle-of-intramuros-wp/wdw5-battle-of-intramuros-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Battle of Intramuros: Where the Walls Still Matter https://qualla.com/battle-of-intramuros/ Photo credit Tomenbang/Ursua/Villapando (Wikipedia Takes Manila participant), CC BY-SA 3.0. Intramuros was the fortified heart of Spanish colonial Manila, a walled city within a city. Today its stone walls frame a district of churches, government buildings, and universities that have coexisted in tight quarters for generations. Letran, founded in 1620, is one of the old...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/d/w/5/battle-of-intramuros-wp/wdw5-battle-of-intramuros-where-the-walls-still-matter.mp3 0:06 2 full Battle of Intramuros: The Curse of the Cardinal https://qualla.com/battle-of-intramuros/ Photo credit Tomenbang/Ursua/Villapando (Wikipedia Takes Manila participant), CC BY-SA 3.0. The Letran Knights and Mapua Cardinals provide the rivalry's most storied chapter. Despite Letran's consistent success in the NCAA, for eight straight years beginning in 1998 the Knights could not sweep their elimination round meetings against Mapua. They would split the games or...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/d/w/5/battle-of-intramuros-wp/wdw5-battle-of-intramuros-the-curse-of-the-cardinal.mp3 0:06 3 full Battle of Intramuros: Roots of the Rivalry https://qualla.com/battle-of-intramuros/ Photo credit Tomenbang/Ursua/Villapando (Wikipedia Takes Manila participant), CC BY-SA 3.0. The Battle of Intramuros name also carries an older meaning. In 1915, the University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila played basketball games inside the walls of Intramuros, igniting what was then the city's defining college rivalry. When both schools eventually relocated ...

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]]> Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/w/d/w/5/battle-of-intramuros-wp/wdw5-battle-of-intramuros-roots-of-the-rivalry.mp3 0:06 4 full Battle of Intramuros: More Than Basketball https://qualla.com/battle-of-intramuros/ Photo credit Tomenbang/Ursua/Villapando (Wikipedia Takes Manila participant), CC BY-SA 3.0. What elevates the Battle of Intramuros beyond a simple sports rivalry is its setting. These are not sprawling suburban campuses separated by highways. These are schools sharing a medieval walled district barely a kilometer across. Alumni return to the same cobblestone streets the...

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