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...
Fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) joined other progressive groups in seeking a “family living wage” amid rising rising costs of basic commodities in the Philippines. “We will benefit from the increase in workers’ wages because their ability...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Sunday, November 27 urged the government to launch more programs and interventions aimed at improving students’ proficiency in reading. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, made the call as the nation commemorates National Book Week from...
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...
Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairperson Karlo Nograles urged civil servants to avail themselves of the financial education program to be offered soon by the agency. Civil Service Commission (CSC) Chairman Karlo Alexei Nograles (Senate PRIB Photo) Nograles made the statement during the Bangko...
In time for the observance of World Fisheries Day, a Filipino fisherfolk group denounced the “continued reclamation projects” in the Philippines. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Monday, Nov. 21, held a kinetic protest at the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...
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...
