In a refreshing change of pace, Meralco has local basketball fans rooting for its success against defending champion San Miguel. Brandon Bates (PBA Images) The Bolts snatched a 93-86 Game 1 victory over the Beermen to gain the important headstart in their best-of-seven clash in the PBA...
SMFB to grow beer, liquor businesses By James A. Loyola San Miguel Food and Beverage Inc. (SMFB), a subsidiary of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corporation, is confident of boosting sales growth for its beer and liquor businesses. During the firm’s annual stockholders’...
Chris Ross may have carved out a successful career in the PBA, winning 10 championships with the San Miguel, but none of those would actually happen if not for Meralco giving him the chance to prove his worth. And that’s something not lost on the two-time Finals MVP as he faces up against the...
Barangay Ginebra star guard Scottie Thompson offered no excuses in their stinging 78-69 Game 7 loss to Meralco that allowed the Bolts to secure their first ever finals stint in the PBA Philippine Cup. Thompson tipped his hat to their rivals, admitting that the Bolts were simply the better...
Ginebra San Miguel Inc. (GSMI), the hard liquor arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), reported a 17 percent year-on-year growth in consolidated revenues to P15.1 billion in the first quarter of 2024. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), the firm said it has sustained its momentum...
Businessman Ramon S. Ang fearlessly tackled the issue of high electricity and fuel prices in the country compared to its neighbors during the Philippine Economic Briefing on Monday, May 27. Ang, widely known as RSA, used the panel discussions at the forum, which included Budget Secretary Amenah...
Veteran guard LA Tenorio knows a thing or two about basketball and he definitely showed it in Ginebra’s 90-71 win over Meralco in Game Four of the 2024 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Friday night, May 24, at Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Barangay Ginebra's LA Tenorio (PBA Images) After a...
Ginebra star Scottie Thompson was simply out of his groove in the first three games of their PBA semifinals series against Meralco. Ginebra team manager Alfrancis Chua (File photo) Turned out, the former Most Valuable Player needed some words of encouragement from team manager Alfrancis Chua to...
Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao was visibly frustrated over San Miguel’s Terrence Romeo for showing lack of "basic respect" in Game 3 of their semifinal duel in the PBA Philippine Cup on Wednesday night, May 22. Rain or Shine head coach Yeng Guiao (PBA Images) In front of...
San Miguel reminded everyone that there’s more to its team outside June Mar Fajardo. With the seven-time MVP not having the same dominant night like in the past two games, Marcio Lassiter, CJ Perez and Don Trollano took on the scoring cudgels to help the Beermen fend off the Rain or Shine Elasto...
It’s hard to look away from accomplishing personal achievements, but Marcio Lassiter and June Mar Fajardo are sharp and focused on goals bigger than themselves as San Miguel took a 2-0 series lead over Rain or Shine in their PBA Philippine Cup best-of-seven semifinal clash on Sunday, May...
There’s a glaring difference with how Rain or Shine played in the Game 1 of the semifinals against San Miguel as compared during their quarterfinals showdown against TNT. They were a step slower. Blame it on the Elasto Painters’ tired legs or the Beermen were simply masters of dictating the...