The "sports fan" in House Speaker Martin Romualdez is elated over the prospect of Barangay Ginebra "import" Justin Brownlee playing for the Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team next year. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Justin Brownlee This, after the House Committee on Justice...
Justin Brownlee during the Committee on Justice hearing on House Bill No. 825 (Photo from Cong. Mikee Romero) Justin Brownlee’s bid to become a Filipino and someday play for the national team took a huge step forward on Wednesday, Nov. 16, after the House Committee on Justice gave its approval in...
A House panel has approved the Philippine naturalization application of professional basketball player Justin Donta Brownlee--arguably the most beloved "import" of Barangay Ginebra, the most popular sports franchise in the country. Justin Brownlee (Speaker's office) Approved by the House Committee...
As Justin Brownlee’s naturalization process gains steam in the Congress, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is not stopping filling in the slots for its planned pool for naturalized players for Gilas Pilipinas. Quincy Miller has earlier expressed his interest of becoming a Gilas Pilipinas...
After it opposed the importation of 25,000 metric tons of fish until January 2023, a fisherfolk group dared President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to ban imported fish from China. “Nakakabahalang pangunahing pinanggagalingan ng ating inaangkat na isda ay China, ang bansang nangangamkam at...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Justin Brownlee is expected to suit up for Gilas Pilipinas in the sixth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers as his naturalization bid moves forward in the House of Representatives. The resident PBA reinforcement, who went through a delayed process in his...
Travel around the world through your tastebuds with these new food finds and exciting dining events. Chef Reggie Aspiras’ adobo siopao Consistently bringing something new to the table, 7-Eleven’s creativity in making yummy, convenient food selections is proven again through a tasty twist to...
Becoming a great retail bank is a journey and not a destination. UnionBank stood out on the global stage at the recently-concluded Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) for the fifth consecutive year as the lone Filipino bank gold sponsor bannering the “Tech Up Pilipinas” advocacy that is the...
Gilas Pilipinas players take a group picture after winning against Saudi Arabia at the Mall of Asia Arena last August. (Photo from FIBA) As Filipinos based in the Middle East got limited allocated seats to watch Gilas Pilipinas in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the...
The Gilas Pilipinas' sixth man also delivered against Saudi Arabia. Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA Photo) The second and final assignment for Gilas in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers didn’t feel like a road game, all thanks to the Filipino community in Jeddah who went out and...
With only one window left before the big dance in the FIBA World Cup next year, Gilas Pilipinas is finally shaping up to be the team that most of the Filipino fans have imagined. Scottie Thompson provides another all-around game for Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA Photo) Put to a tough test while still...
Small-scale Filipino fishermen expressed their opposition to the national government’s plan to import 25,000 metric tons of fish amid the closed fishing season which will last until January 2023. A fisherman in Cavite (Manila Bulletin File Photo) Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
