The Tagaytay 'Tol Patriots (stylized as Tagaytay 'TOL Patriots), formerly the Cavite 'Tol Patriots, are a Filipino women's professional basketball team based in

Tagaytay Tagaytay (), officially the City of Tagaytay (), is a component city in the province of Cavite, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 85,330 people. It is one of the country's most popular destinations for domestic ...

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. The team competes in the

Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League The Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL) is a women's professional basketball league in the Philippines consisting of fourteen teams. It serves as the women's counterpart of the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL). T ...

(WMPBL), and is named after its owner, Senator

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History

The Cavite 'Tol Patriots was formed around 2024 as a representative team for

in the newly formed

(WMPBL) and is owned by Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino. Tolentino also sponsors the WMPBL itself along with

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and the MPBL Partylist. The first try-outs for the 'Tol Patriots was held in November 2024 in

led by coach Norman Manguinao and coach Angelica Valera of Cavite State University. At the

2025 WMPBL Invitational Tournament The WMPBL Invitational Tournament was a tournament that serves as the launch event of the Women's Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (WMPBL). The tournament featured fourteen teams and ran from January 19 to April 23, 2025. Background In ...

, the Patriots advanced to the quarterfinals as the fourth seeded team. However they got eliminated by Discovery Perlas which held a twice-to-beat advantage. They will play at the 2025 regular season under the newly professionalized WMPBL as the Tagaytay–Tol Patriots.

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