I believe that is Rolando "Lando" Vicente, Efren`s longtime touring companion. Santos went to the mainland only in the mid 90`s while the photo was shot in 1985.
For pletho, its PHILIPPINES. Only the second p is double. And for bcf, in English its FILIPINO, in Tagalog it is PILIPINO when referring to the people.
Fyi, Alex made that move or jiggle right after he fluked a safety, not while his opponent was preparing a shot. I saw the game live on tv, as a matter of fact he lost that rack and match.