The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill granting Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import Justin Donta Brownlee’s bid to gain Filipino citizenship on Monday, December 12. The bill, House Bill No. 6224, which seeks to naturalize Brownlee, garnered 21 affirmative votes,...
Justin Brownlee is now one step away from realizing his dream of becoming a naturalized Filipino. Justin Brownlee poses with Senators Joel Villanueva and Sonny Angara (Photo from Sen. Angara) The House Bill 6224 or the proposed measure seeking to grant Brownlee a Filipino citizenship has hurdled...
NU's Karl Pingol (UAAP Media) By NIKOLE JAVIER Former National University Lady Bulldogs head coach Pat Aquino believes the reigning women's champion team would only need to assert its championship poise when it faces the De La Salle Lady Archers in the finals. The Game 1 of the best-of-three...
Gilas women’s coach Pat Aquino and some of his players at the PSA Forum. By NIKOLE JAVIER Gilas Pilipinas Women's head coach Pat Aquino is excited to bring new talents into the national team pool including a naturalized player. After receiving the green light from Samahang Basketbol...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez couldn't help but cite the old Gilas Pilipinas battle cry of "puso" after the plenary gave its final approval to the naturalization bid of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) import Justin Donta Brownlee. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) gets an autograph...
The PBA, once again, is making another sacrifice for the national team. The PBA is set to compress the Governors' Cup schedule to give way for Gilas Pilipinas preparations (PBA Images) The league, following a board meeting just before the weekend, has decided to compress the schedule of the 2022...
Bay Area head coach Brian Goorjian holds TNT chief tactician Chot Reyes in high regard especially after seeing him wearing two hats at the same time during his duties with Gilas Pilipinas and TNT. Brian Goorjian (left) and Chot Reyes (PBA Images) Goorjian and Reyes had a small talk at the end of...
Both the Senate and the House of Representatives are looking to speed up the naturalization process so that the 6’6” American cager Justin Brownlee, Ginebra San Miguel import, could play for Gilas Pilipinas in the February window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers. American...
The bills seeking to grant Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee a Filipino citizenship hurdled the committee level during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Monday, Nov. 21. Photo from Sen. Sonny Angara Committee chair Sen. Francis Tolentino moved for the approval...
There’s suddenly a lot of interest in becoming a naturalized player for Gilas Pilipinas. Myles Powell (PBA Images) After Quincy Miller expressed his willingness to become a naturalized Filipino and play for the national team, Bay Area import Myles Powell, likewise, pitched in the idea of him...
Barangay Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee is keeping his fingers crossed as far as his naturalization papers are concerned. Justin Brownlee (Photo from Rep. Mikee Romero) The 6-foot-5 forward hopes everything goes smoothly according to plan in his bid for naturalization as he eyes to...
Familiarity between Chot Reyes and Tim Cone won’t be a factor when Barangay Ginebra and TNT figure in a massive collision in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 20. Scottie Thompson after leading Gilas Pilipinas in the fifth window will have to face...
