I thought the Philippines as well. I kind thought it looked like a Ginacue as well, the styling at least. I contacted the guy that sells the Pazzion cues on eBay regarding the cube and he said it was not a Pazzion, the pin is wrong. It has a 5/16x18 pin. Notice also the joint collar is solid and not a fitted hollow center collar. It is a very solid hitting cube and someone spent a tremendous amount of time building it for sure.