Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin (FIBA Images) Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin said there’s no reason for him to treat the Olympic Qualifying Tournament as means for the all-amateur squad to gain experience. The all-amateur squad faces a tall order in the Tokyo Olympics...
PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the league is keeping a vigilant approach in trying to curb game-fixing allegations similar to the one that rocked the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup recently. Marcial bared in the virtual Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum that took place Tuesday, April 27,...
Photo from Chooks to Go Gerald Anderson will play for one of the teams slated to see action in the Mindanao leg of the Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup. A press release said the actor was signed by a team backed by Brew Authoritea, which is looking for an LGU partner after Anderson’s hometown of...
Following the successful stint of the national weightlifting team in the recently concluded Asian Championship in Uzbekistan, Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) president Monico Puentevella said he is likely to retain the setup in terms of preparation for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in...
Rio Olympics silver medalist Hidilyn Diaz will get a chance to acclimatize with the weather and continue training in Japan to prepare for at least a month before this year’s Tokyo Olympics. Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) president Monico Puentevella said Tuesday, April 27, that he...
Samantha Bernardo It has been more than a month since Miss Grand International 2020 1st Runner-Up Samantha Bernardo captured the hearts and minds of the whole world after her outstanding performance at the Miss Grand International pageant held in Thailand last March 27. Samantha is still in...
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said it is “strongly committed” to fulfilling its mandate in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and other coastal communities in the Philippines. This is amid the lingering presence of hundreds of Chinese boats in the West Philippine Sea WPS. In a...
Oil companies have advised of higher prices this week at the scale of P0.45 per liter for gasoline; and P0.35 per liter for diesel products as advised by the oil companies. Another commodity that will have a price hike of P0.65 per liter this week is kerosene, which is an essential fuel used in...
Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner Willie Marcial joins Samahang Weightlifting ng Pilipinas (SWP) President Monico Puentevella in an interesting two-part session of the Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum online edition on Tuesday. Marcial will give an update on the...
After almost a month of break, Gilas Pilipinas will resume its practice session inside a bubble training camp in preparation for the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers this June in Pampanga. The national team halted its training camp after the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) called on...
Coach Norman Black is impressed with the progress Kai Sotto has made since leaving for the United States but stressed that the 7-foot-3 youngster will need to do more if he hopes to fulfill his NBA dream. The Meralco Bolts mentor and member of the Gilas Pilipinas coaching staff said the...
The Pilipinas VisMin Super Cup apologized to the province of Siquijor after it was put in a bad light following game-fixing allegations involving the Mystics squad. Chief Operations Officer Rocky Chan said in a letter to Siquijor governor Zaldy Villa that the league is responsible for letting the...
