Gilas Pilipinas center Kai Sotto (right) battles for position against Serbia's Boban Marjanovic during their FIBA Olympic Qualitying Tournament match Thursday in Belgrade. (FIBA photo) The fearless group of youngsters representing Gilas Pilipinas nearly pulled off the impossible dream early...
Angelo Kouame (left) and Carl Tamsyo (Fiba photos) Naturalized player Ange Kouame and Carl Tamayo are expected to play Gilas Pilipinas’ opening match in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament against host Serbia on Thursday, July 1 Manila time. Gilas coach Tab Baldwin made this assurance after...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) The young Gilas Pilipinas squad will finally get a chance to finally know what kind of a basketball power host Serbia early Thursday Manila time in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade. Gilas is a major underdog going into Olympic qualifying opener against...
Dwight Ramos (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin said the team elected to keep Dwight Ramos in the 12-man roster with the expectation that he would recover in time for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Baldwin has ruled out the chances of Ramos to suit up for...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin would like to see his team give a good impression regardless if the chances of making a miracle in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia are impossible. Baldwin hopes that his young squad can be able to raise the level a notch...
(From left) SJ Belangel, Milos Teodosic and RJ Abarrientos (FIBA photos) Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin expects his young guards to learn more than a thing or two from Serbian legend Milos Teodosic when the two teams square off early Thursday, July 1 Manila time in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying...
Agatha Wong (MB File Photo) Former amateur basketball president Godofredo “Freddie” Jalasco was unanimously voted as new head of the Wushu Federation Philippines (WFP) during its election recently. Jalasco, who previously held the position of WFP’s vice president and executive director, is...
(From left) Mike Nieto, Dwight Ramos and Jordan Heading (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas could be without Dwight Ramos, its most consistent performer during the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers, for the duration of the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia due to a groin injury. Coach Tab Baldwin...
Members of Gilas Pilipinas pose for a wacky photo during the customary shoot before the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin is embracing the opportunity of facing host Serbia despite expectations of a runaway scoreline in their FIBA...
It’s a bit of mid-year sting on consumers’ pockets; as gasoline prices will rise by a hefty P1.00 per liter this week; while diesel prices will have upward adjustment of P0.65 per liter. Another fuel commodity kerosene will also have higher prices this week by a scale of P0.70 per liter, as...
Wala Lang Small pieces of paper, tiny bits of metal—neither is edible nor useful but people work, fight, kill for them. Paper money and coins are the subject of Yaman: History and Heritage in Philippine Money , a weighty tome just published by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Authored by...
Milos Teodosic (FIBA photo) NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic may not be around for host Serbia but three players who won the same award in the European leagues will be around to give Gilas Pilipinas problems in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Barring any last-minute roster...
