 He joined China Bank in Manila, in 1970, to play in the inter-bank tournament and won the championship trophy.In 1975, when he started playing in the newly created PBA (Philippine Basketball Association), the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce quickly awarded him as one of the four Most Outstanding Youth in the Chinese Filipino community.Continually playing in professional basketball from 1975 to 1986, he was one of the few Chinese Filipino athletes in the Philippines to be recognized as a superstar athlete and have inspired many youths to follow his footsteps.