By MARK MONTEJO The Philippine men's basketball team was basking in glory as a world powerhouse especially during the heydays of basketball Hall of Fame inductee Caloy Loyzaga in the 1950s and 60s. Now, the gallant men of Gilas Pilipinas are tasked to carry the torch against the...
By IANE MACASIEB Members of OPM band Ben&Ben could not contain their excitement as they will be performing along with pop star Sarah Geronimo during the opening day of the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Friday, Aug. 25. Photo from Ben&Ben's Facebook page In...
PLDT Inc., Smart, MediaQuest Holdings, Cignal TV, and NTT DATA Friday, Aug. 25, announced their collaboration to offer a new experience for basketball fans from the Philippines and overseas who will watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 onsite in Manila: the unveiling of Pearl, the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) conducted its very first combined amphibious assault exercise in San Antonio, Zambales on Friday, August 25, highlighting the evolving defense cooperation between the two countries amid security challenges in the...
Former Serbia head coach, now China's mentor, Sasha Djordjevic, who once criticized Gilas Pilipinas for the lack of quality, is now heaping praises on the national team. Sasha Djordjevic, who once said that Gilas lacks quality, now says the Nationals are a team to respect (FIBA photo) ...
Team captain Japeth Aguilar is fully embracing his new role with the Nationals and he is thankful for the past Gilas leaders who paved the way for him. Japeth Aguilar is taking the leadership role for Gilas Pilipinas (Noel Pabalate) “I'm not really a vocal person pero I just want to...
Everything hinges on a single game – the one that holds power to either bring the dreams within reach or shatter every fragment of hope and prayers from the entirety of this basketball-crazy nation. Now is the time to show the lessons learned from the past. Gilas Pilipinas huddles up in...
The Philippine national team that participated in the 1978 FIBA World Championship may have ended the tournament without a win, but no one will ever dispute how hard the players fought for glory in front of their countrymen. 1978 Philippine national basketball team. (SBP) Culled from different...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes said the team will get its hands full in just trying to contain Dominican Republic’s NBA star Karl-Anthony Towns during their match at the Philippine Arena on Friday, Aug. 25. Karl-Anthony Towns is expected to be the biggest thorn to the side of Gilas...
Pop star Sarah Geronimo and local folk-pop band Ben&Ben along with The Dawn are set to perform in the opening day of the 2023 FIBA World Cup at the Philippine Arena in Bulacan on Friday, Aug. 25. Sarah Geronimo (FIBA Photo) The performances will take place just right after the 4...
More than 20 million learners are currently enrolled for the incoming school year, the latest data from the Department of Education (DepEd) showed. Students line up outside to enter Batasan Hills National Highschool in Quezon City on Nov. 2, 2022, the start of full face-to-face classes in public...
Unmet targets, combined with emerging needs, continue to contribute to the growing backlog in basic education resources particularly classrooms and teachers. A classroom at Batasan National High School in Quezon City was divided into two to address the issue of classroom shortage. (Photo:...
