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Ferdinand "Bong" Pascual (born July 30, 1970) is a Filipino basketball referee. He has been officiating FIBA-sanctioned basketball games since November 12, 2002. Pascual has officiated in various international competitions including the 2014 FIBA World Cup. He also was a former referee at the Philippine Basketball Association where he first officiated in 2006.
In 2016, Pascual was nominated by the FIBA as one of the officials that will work in the 2016 Summer Olympics held at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil., Pascual is the second Filipino referee to officiate a Olympic basketball game, next to Medardo Felipe in the 1984 Olympic Games.
Pascual studied at the University of Baguio where he was part of the varsity, the Cardinals. Pascual is married and has three children.