History
From its inception in 1975, the All-Filipino Conference (also known as the All-Filipino Cup from 1993 to 2003) has been considered the most prestigious tournament in a PBA season. The winners of the tournament were previously presented with trophies with varying designs depending on what season it was won. In 1994, the league standardized the design of all of its championship trophies, including the All-Filipino Cup, in which it features the Cup supported in a base where the PBA logo, the name and year of the tournament, and the name of the winning team are engraved. The trophies were designed by Angel Zamora and Sons. An additional trophy, named as the FVR Centennial Cup trophy was awarded to the champions of the 1998 edition of the tournament to commemorate the Philippine's celebration of its Centennial Independence. The 1994 design of the All-Filipino Cup was used until 2002. The next season, the trophy design for the tournament varied. Then, the All-Filipino Cup was renamed as the Philippine Cup after the league revamped its tournament calendar starting the 2004-05 season.
In 2006, the league commissioned Filipino artist Ramon Orlina to design a trophy that will be named as the "Perpetual Trophy". The winners of the Philippine Cup will maintain possession of the trophy for a year, afterwards a smaller replica will be given. However, the team that will successfully defend the title for three consecutive times will permanently keep the trophy.
Before the 2012-13 season, no team has ever won the championship three times in a row in a yearly succession. The Crispa Redmanizers have won the All-Filipino Conference for four straight tournaments (1979, 1980, 1983, and 1984 First AFC), but not in consecutive years, since there were no All-Filipino tournament held for the 1981 and 1982 seasons.
In March 2007, former league commissioner Jun Bernardino died from a heart attack. As a tribute, the league renamed the Perpetual Trophy as the Jun Bernardino Trophy.
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