Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin said Ange Kouame certainly meets every criteria he believes when selecting a naturalized player. Kouame, a native of Ivory Coast, needs only a signature of President Duterte in order to become a Filipino citizen and be eligible to reinforce Gilas in...
Photo from FIBA For Kai Sotto to play for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament, program director Tab Baldwin said the 7-foot-3 youngster will need more than just showing up for both competitions. “He has a willingness to come and I guess I’m the...
Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin and Ateneo Blue Eagles head coach. (Photo from FIBA) Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin believes the absence of PBA players is an opportunity to help the youngsters develop while inside the training bubble in Calamba, Laguna. Baldwin opted to...
Jack Animam (Photo from Jack Animam's Instagram account) Filipina basketball star Jack Animam heaved a sigh of relief after an impressive stint with Shih Hsin University (SHU) in the University Basketball Association (UBA) in Taiwan. Animam, 22, took to social media her much-needed breather as she...
Photo from Chooks to Go/MPBL The feeling of winning a championship will never get old for veteran big man and cult favorite Jerwin Gaco, who recently added the MPBL title to his list of achievements. Gaco was one of the key figures in Davao Occidental’s run to the MPBL Lakan Cup crown which ended...
Photo from Inspire Sports Academy Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin said the inclusion of several Ateneo players in the ongoing training bubble will be beneficial in helping other members of the national team pool get familiarized with the system as quickly as they can. “It does give...
It’s a go for Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup after the new professional league got the green light from the Cebu City Disaster Risk Reduction Management for its inaugural tournament on April 9. Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup Chief Operating Officer (COO) Rocky Chan said Wednesday,...
Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) commissioner Kenneth Duremdes broke his silence and answered back Basilan-Jumbo Plastic's allegations against the league which were posted on social media. Two days after the Chooks to Go-backed league crowned Davao Occidental-Cocolife as its Lakan Cup...
Photo from Chooks to Go Pilipinas The sweet payback has been completed. Mark Yee fired the championship-winning three as Davao Occidental-Cocolife dethroned San Juan-Go For Gold with an 89-88 overtime victory in Game 4 of the MPBL Lakan Cup National Finals on Sunday night, March 21, at the...
Photo from Chooks to Go Pilipinas San Juan-Go For Gold veteran fguard John Wilson copped the MPBL Lakan Cup season Most Valuable Player award on Sunday, March 21, at the Subic Bay Gymnasium. Wilson received the trophy prior to Game Four of the Chooks to Go-backed season's best-of-five...
The country’s current account surplus reached an all-time high of $12.979 billion in 2020, reversing the $3.047 billion shortfall in 2019, based on Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data. The current account surplus – which is a record high based on BPM6-series and not comparable to older...
Photo from MPBL Billy Ray Robles took charge as Davao Occidental-Cocolife moved on the cusp of the MPBL Lakan Cup title after staving off San Juan-Go For Gold, 66-58, in Game 3 of the National Finals on Saturday, March 20. Former PBA standout Robles fired 13 points to pace a balanced offense while...
