San Miguel Corp. (SMC) sports director Alfrancis Chua is pushing for shorter breaks in between PBA tournaments to cram in two conferences in Season 46.

Chua proposed a week-long break after the All-Filipino tournament so they can immediate start another conference.

"Ang sabi ko kay Commissioner (Willie Marcial), nag-usap kami, he agrees na pagkatapos nitong All-Filipino mga lima, anim, pitong araw lang start na tayo kaagad para matapos tayo ng December makadalawang conference tayo, makabawi mang lang," Chua said in The Chasedown.

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He said teams that did not make the all-Filipino finals can go ahead and play to kick off the following conference.

He also suggested the compression of the all-Filipino tourney just like what the league did in the PBA bubble.

This way, they will be able to minimize the possible spread of COVID-19.

"Kasi mas madali ang liga, mas kaunti ang risk... Mas madaling matapos, madaling makakauwi, madaling makakapahinga," said Chua.

"Baka imbes na double-header maging tatlo, mas mapapadali lang ang laro."

The PBA is looking to kick off its 46th season this June.

This after the league got a nod of approval from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases to hold 5-on-5 scrimmages in venues located in general community quarantine or modified GCQ areas.

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