Dwight Ramos (Photo from FIBA) As expected, Gilas Pilipinas cruised to another easy win as the Filipinos downed Thailand, 93-69, to complete a sweep of its games in Window 2 in the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers Monday in a bubble in Manama, Bahrain. Javi Gomez de Liano led a balanced attack with 19...
Dwight Ramos (Photo from FIBA) After a convincing win last week, Gilas Pilipinas hopes to complete a sweep against Thailand as the two teams clash again in the final day of Window 2 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers Monday in a bubble in Manama, Bahrain. The national team scored a dominant 93-61...
BTS (Big Hit Entertainment) K-pop superstars and Grammy nominee BTS sold 2,274,882 copies of their latest album “BE (Deluxe Edition)” in the first week of release. “BE” was released on Nov. 20 fronted by “Life Goes On,” the main song, together with seven other tracks including the hit...
It looks to be an ‘all for one, one for all’ thing My Hero Academia ( Boku no Hero Academia ) and The Three Musketeers ? Anyone who is a fan of the manga or the anime knows that it has a crucial reference to the Alexandre Dumas classic, and not to mention a ton of not-so-hidden Star Wars...
Juan Gomez de Liano (Photo from FIBA) Gilas Pilipinas immediately put an end on questions of the readiness of an all-amateur squad as the national team unleashed a big second quarter on its way to a masterful 93-61 win over Thailand in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers Window 2 late Friday in a...
Photo from FIBA Dave Ildefonso and Juan Gomez De Liano are set to embark on another chapter of their basketball career. Once part of the Gilas Youth team five years ago, the two young stars will team up anew in the all-amateur Gilas Pilipinas squad, this time for the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers...
Less than a month after its formation, an all-amateur Gilas Pilipinas starts its campaign in the second window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers when the Filipinos face Thailand on Friday in a bubble in Manama, Bahrain. This is the first of two games between the Philippines and Thailand after...
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) last night (November 24) revised its outlook for the airline industry performance to show deeper losses in 2020 and 2021. Airlines will suffer a net loss of $118.5 billion for 2020, deeper than the $84.3 billion forecasted this June. Next year, the...
BTS (Twitter) K-pop superstars BTS’ ultimate wish came through—to be nominated for a Grammy. The Recording Academy announced on Nov. 24 (Nov. 25 in the Philippines) the nominees for the 63rd Grammy Awards, which will be held on Jan. 31 next year. BTS have been nominated for Best Pop Duo/Group...
Beyonce (Facebook) The 2021 Grammy nominations are here. Beyoncé leads all artists with nine total. "Black Parade" earned her nods in the record of the year, song of the year, best r&b performance and best r&b song categories. "Savage" with Megan Thee Stallion is also up for record of...
Gilas Pilipinas plays only two games when the national team clashes against Thailand twice in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers inside a bubble on Nov. 26 to 30 in Manama, Bahrain. After clarifications made by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) led by its president Al Panlilio, FIBA...
Gilas Pilipinas mentor Jong Uichico expects a tough campaign for the all-amateur national team when it competes in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers set Nov. 26 to 30 in Manama, Bahrain. With only three weeks to gear up for the tournament, chemistry is another issue the squad is facing since they...