Kevin Alas and import Jonathon Simmons took charge late as NLEX repulsed Blackwater, 124-102, to open the 2023 PBA Governors’ Cup on a winning note at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Jonathon Simmons leads NLEX past Blackwater (PBA Images) The game seemed to be on its way to a...
Two new head coaches are set to get their feet wet in PBA action when TNT and Phoenix lock horns in the 2023 Governors’ Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Coach Jamie Jarin (PBA Images) Team manager Jojo Lastimosa is making his debut as the head coach of the Tropang Giga while...
Reliable stretch big man Justin Chua found himself back with TNT following a three-team, six-player trade also involving NLEX and Phoenix. Justin Chua will be sharing the frontcourt with JP Erram and Kelly Williams at TNT after the trade (PBA Images) The complex deal that brought the former...
NLEX Corporation will continue to invest this year in major infrastructure and enhancement projects for the country’s economic growth, President J. Luigi L. Bautista announced Tuesday, January 10. Foremost in its list are the NLEX Connector and Candaba Third Viaduct. The entire NLEX Connector...
Larry Fonacier has decided to step away from the hardcourt but will still be very much involved in basketball after being named as the new team manager for NLEX. Larry Fonacier (PBA Images) The Road Warriors made the announcement on Saturday, Jan. 7, as his appointment came as part of the team’s...
Senator Mark Villar on Tuesday, December 27 pledged to assist the Marcos administration push its “Build Better More” infrastructure drive and help expedite the completion of the current administration’s projects. Villar made the remark during his visit at the NLEX Connect Project, where he...
NLEX Corporation is ramping up its traffic management measures to meet the surge in traffic volume this coming Christmas and New Year holidays. From December 23, 2022 to January 3, 2023, the tollway company will enhance its operations along the NLEX-SCTEX as part of its “Safe Trip Mo Sagot Ko”...
NLEX Corporation partnered with private firms to open three weighbridge stations in Pampanga and Zambales for truckers entering the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX). The truck scales are used to determine if the vehicles comply with the 33-ton weight limit at the Candaba Viaduct southbound. These...
Deputy Speaker and Pampanga 3rd district Rep. Aurelio "Dong" Gonzales Jr. ha relayed to the House leadership the positive reaction of Malacañang to the planned construction of a third Candaba swamp viaduct. Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Gonzales described President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos...
What they couldn’t accomplish in their first try, the Elasto Painters made sure to take care of in their second shot. Andrei Caracut provides timely baskets for Rain or Shine (PBA Images) Rain or Shine showed grace under pressure and leaned on the gutsy performances of its young guns to oust...
It’s a battle for survival as Rain or Shine and NLEX dispute the eighth and final quarterfinal seat in their do-or-die playoff match in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the PhilSports Arena on Sunday, Dec. 4. NLEX and Rain or Shine fight for the rights to face top seed Bay Area (PBA Images)...
Stumped by the slow progress of San Miguel Corp.(SMC) in building the vital 1.2-kilometer Connector road linking the eight-kilometer North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) to SMC's 18-kilometer Skyway Stage 3, Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) now wants to build the connector road itself while looking for...