By IANE MACASIEB Italy’s head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco was all smiles after finally getting his wish of meeting his boxing idol Manny Pacquiao. Manny Pacquioa (left) meets his fan Italy head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco. (MPBL) Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League, which was...
China leaned on a third quarter flurry and took down Angola, 83-76, to pick up its first win in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the classification round at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Thursday, Aug. 31 China's Kyle Anderson (Li Kaier) goes for a layup against Angola. (FIBA) Team...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes apologized to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas chairman emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan after coming out of the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup empty-handed. Coach Chot Reyes (right) (Noel Pabalate/MB) In a report of One News, Pangilinan...
Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri on Thursday, August 31 vowed to expedite the passage into law of the proposed Philippine Maritime Zones Act in a bid to quell any attempts by China to expand and include the country's maritime territories as part of its own. The “standard map”...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) welcomed the opportunity to collaborate with the private sector from the United States (US) in Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) as it is expected to bring many benefits, such as knowledge exchange as well as technological breakthroughs. DOST...
BEIJING (AFP) -- Chinese basketball fans were in despair on Thursday, Aug. 31, after the national team crashed out of the World Cup without winning a game, dubbing the dismal performance as "our deepest humiliation." China’s Zhao Rui (left) celebrates with Zhao Jiwei (right) during the FIBA...
Enrollment in basic education has reached 24.6 million based on the data released by the Department of Education (DepEd) on Thursday, Aug. 31. Students of Legarda Elementary School in Sampaloc, Manila on Aug. 29, 2023, the first day of School Year 2023-2024. (ARNOLD QUIZOL / MANILA BULLETIN)...
By MARK REY MONTEJO China’s naturalized player Kyle Anderson is bracing for an intriguing duel with an old friend and former collegiate rival Jordan Clarkson of Gilas Pilipinas in their FIBA Basketball World Cup classification game on Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Smart Araneta...
The Philippines has rejected the 2023 standard map of China, which includes the West Philippine Sea as part of its territory, and become the third nation to ward off Beijing's attempt to assert its purported sovereignty over territories it claims as its own. Manila on Thursday, Aug. 31, joined New...
Taking care of the last two games in the classification round to boost its Paris Olympics chances wouldn’t come easy for Gilas Pilipinas especially being pitted against two formidable foes in South Sudan and China. (From left) China's Zhou Qi, Gilas' Jordan Clarkson and South Sudan's...
JUBA (AFP) -- As the final whistle rang out, signaling South Sudan's defeat to Serbia and its elimination from the Basketball World Cup on Wednesday, Aug. 30, diehard fan Deng Makuc said he was disappointed but proud. South Sudan's players celebrate during the FIBA Basketball World Cup group B...
Gilas Pilipinas found itself on a collision course with Asian rival China and top African team South Sudan in what is seen to be a pair of fiery final two games for the host in the classification round for 17-32 spots in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Zhou Qi will be pitted against Kai Sotto and AJ Edu...
