Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 2) — Nine people were arrested Saturday for illegally selling tickets to game one of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men's basketball finals.

Police in Pasay City arrested Alfredo Molina, Michael Diño, Jhon Randell Guison, Edgardo Lacap IV, Antonio Borja, Alex Viñas, Rex Peral, Billy Jon Alturas and Alberto Manarang.

They were arrested for violating Pasay City's anti-scalping ordinance.

National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Director Guillermo Eleazar said, "Most of the people who will attend the games are students. It's such a pity if students will have to pay 10 to 20 times the ticket value to watch, considering they live on measly allowances."

He added, "We will arrest scalpers anywhere this series goes. We may even get the masterminds. So I am warning these opportunists, these syndicates, stop because we will get you."