In the 2006 PBA Philippine Cup, the Chunkee Giants finished with a 12–4 record and a first-place finish in the classification phase, earning them an outright semifinals berth for the second consecutive time. However, on May 14, in a game against Red Bull, Eugene Tejada suffered a freak injury, which resulted to his paralyzation. In the semifinals, Purefoods won the series in seven games after trailing Alaska 1–3, becoming only the second team since the 1991 Ginebra San Miguel team to come back from a 1–3 deficit in a PBA best-of-seven series. In six games, the Chunkee Giants won the 2006 Philippine Cup, 4–2, over Red Bull. It was Purefoods' first title since the 2002 Governors' Cup, and the first All-Filipino Cup title since 1997. Pingris was named as the Finals MVP.