Photo from MPBL Davao Occidental did not need to break a sweat to enter the MPBL Lakan Cup National Finals as it won the South Division title against Basilan by default on Tuesday, March 16. This after MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes confirmed that four members of the Steel tested positive...
Photo from INSPIRE Sports Academy Gilas Pilipinas troops back to the training camp as 27 players and coaches reentered the bubble Monday, March 15 at Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. In a list provided by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the four players picked during the Gilas...
Senator Sonny Angara is pushing for the measure seeking to increase the deposit insurance coverage provided for by the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp. (PDIC). Sen. Sonny Angara (Alexis Nueva España / Senate PRIB / FILE PHOTO) With more Filipinos now putting their money in banks, Angara said the...
Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas plans to have Kai Sotto suit up for Gilas Pilipinas in the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament slated in the middle of the year. SBP president Al Panlilio said after the PBA planning session held...
Photo from Chooks to Go The Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) decided to postpone the Lakan Season South Division Finals rubber match between Davao Occidental and Basilan after one of the latter's players tested positive for COVID-19. MPBL commissioner Kenneth Duremdes confirmed...
Photo from FIBA Some of the big guns from the PBA won’t be reinforcing Gilas Pilipinas for the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio said the decision was made as the two international tournaments...
Reigning champion San Juan locks horns with Makati while last season's runner-up Davao Occidental battles Basilan in a literal win-or-go home Division Finals as the the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Lakan Season resumes on Wednesday, March 10, at the Subic Gymnasium under a sports...
MPBL Commissioner Kenneth Duremdes graces the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) online Forum Tuesday straight from Subic Bay where the regional league resumes the remaining playoff games of the Lakan Cup. Duremdes will talk about how the division Finals and subsequently, the best-of-five...
Motorists filling up their vehicles with diesel products will be able to cut their fuel budgets this week by P0.35 per liter; and for those using gasoline, there will be a marginal rollback of P0.10 per liter. The oil companies also announced price reduction of P0.55 per liter for kerosene products...
Grateful for the permission to resume amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League is dedicating the remaining games of its Lakan Season to the country's frontliners. Led by Senator Manny Pacquiao, the league COO and founder, the MPBL family, including its officials and...
Photo from FIBA The country’s hosting of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers will likely take place in mid-June, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios said Saturday March 5, 2021. Barrios told Power and Play host Noli Eala that FIBA is eyeing a June 14 to June 20 schedule for...
A year after it got stalled, the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League resumes with the deciding games of the North and South division finals on Wednesday, March 10, in a bubble in Subic, Zambales. The San Juan Knights and the Makati Super Crunch will dispute the MPBL Chooks-to-Go Lakan Season...
