(Clockwise from top left) 'Backstreet Rookie,' 'Love Revolution,' 'Love is Sweet' and 'My Unicorn Girl' (iQIYI) Viewership of Asian dramas, movies and shows has surged on the online video streaming platform iQIYI amid the ongoing pandemic. Since launching in the Philippines in May 2020, iQIYI has...
The PBA will allow Fil-foreign applicants until March 5 to complete necessary requirements in order to be eligible for the annual Rookie Draft. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial said the decision came after the league’s Board of Governors took into consideration the difficulty of several...
Aljun Melecio of De La Salle University (Photo from UAAP) Aljun Melecio led the final batch of players who beat Wednesday’s deadline for application to the PBA Rookie Draft set March 14. The La Salle guard confirmed his decision to forego his final UAAP season and put his name to the record list...
The PBA Board of Governors during a meeting at the league office in Libis. (PBA Images) The direction of the Rookie Draft and the possible participation of the league’s best teams in the East Asia Super League will be the main agendas Thursday in the first meeting of the PBA Board of Governors...
Photo from FIBA Another member of the Gilas Pilipinas Cadet squad is joining the PBA Draft with Calvin Oftana submitting his application on the eve of the league-imposed deadline. The former San Beda star formally put his name in the draft Tuesday, following the lead of fellow Cadets Will Navarro...
Jamie Malonzo of Marinerong Pilipino (PBA Images) Jamie Malonzo and Larry Muyang were among the latest group of players to apply for the PBA Rookie Draft set March 14. Malonzo and Muyang were joined by James Laput, Jun Munzo, David Murrell and Jay Javelosa as the list of applicants grew to 67 with...
Photo from Chooks to Go Joshua Munzon, considered as the best among the crop of amateurs set to turn pro, was among the latest to submit his name in the PBA Rookie Draft set March 14. Munzon turned in his application on his 26th birthday on Friday as the draft continues to attract big names from...
Terrafirma guard CJ Perez (PBA Images) Terrafirma will once again pick first in what is expected to be a talent-rich PBA Rookie Draft on March 14. The Dyip are going to open the draft proceedings for the third straight year after finishing last in the PBA Philippine Cup bubble in Pampanga....
Barangay Ginebra guard Stanley Pringle (PBA Images) Player agent Marvin Espiritu sees plenty of benefits in the unrestricted free agency which the PBA will start implementing this year. “I think it’s a win-win situation for the team, the player and for the league itself,” Espiritu said in...
Jason Brickman (Photo from ABL) It appears that the talent-rich PBA Rookie Draft will lose some potential first-rounders in Jason Brickman, Brandon Rosser and Jeremiah Grey. Agent Charlie Dy, who represents the three players, said the PBA thumbed down their draft applications after failing to...
Alvin Pasaol of Zamboanga City-Family's Brand Sardines (Photo from Chooks to Go) Former Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 stars Alvin Pasaol, Santi Santillan, Troy Rike and Franky Johnson became the latest players to apply for the PBA Rookie Draft slated March 14. The PBA announced that the four were...
The PBA Rookie Draft last year. (PBA Images) PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial bared Thursday that the league is planning to hold its annual draft class selection on the second week of March next year. Marcial said the start of application is set on Monday, Dec. 7 and the deadline would be on the...
