Kai Sotto (SBP Images) Kai Sotto is set to arrive in Manila this Monday night in hopes of joining Gilas Pilipinas in the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers on June 16 to 20 in a bubble setup in Clark, Pampanga. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), led by its president Al Panlilio,...
Jordan Clarkson, top left, with his Gilas Pilipinas teammates during the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (MB File Photo) Filipino basketball fans here and abroad celebrated the achievement of Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson after he was named the 2020-21 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Samahang Basketbol...
Angelo Kouame is now a naturalized Filipino after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law his papers. (SBP Images) President Rodrigo Duterte approved the naturalization of Gilas Pilipinas player Angelo Kouame after the Chief Executive signed into law the papers that made the center eligible to...
The Philippines should be a strategic hyperscaler hub in the region, PLDT Chief Revenue Officer Alfredo S. Panlilio said. Panlilio said that as the telco is also building capacities to bring hyperscalers into the country. Hyperscalers” are massive companies like Google, Facebook, and...
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...
VisMin Cup officials talk with coaches from Lapu-Lapu City and Siquijor after their game was postponed during halftime last Wednesday. (Photo from Chooks to Go Pilipinas) Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio said Sunday they would take the initiatives to study and form a...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is fully committed to host the third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in mid-June despite the possibility of another postponement due to the current COVID-19 situation in the country. Clark, Pampanga is due to host teams from three groups in the...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) First Vice President Al Panlilio hopes athletes and coaches bound to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics late July would be vaccinated by next month. Panlilio, who heads the task force for vaccine procurement for athletes, said they are working with the International...
Jack Animam poses during a photoshoot before the 2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in India. (Photo from FIBA) Jack Animam’s success here and abroad prompted the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to name her as Women in Basketball Ambassador. SBP president Al Panlilio made the announcement Thursday, April...
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) First Vice President Al Panlilio has formed a working group as his first action after POC President Rep. Bambol Tolentino tasked him to lead the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for national athletes ahead of the 31st Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi, Vietnam....
Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) President Bambol Tolentino announced Wednesday, April 7, it would procure COVID-19 vaccines as a private entity for athletes bound to the 31 st Southeast Asian Games in Vietnam late this year. The announcement came after Malacañang allowed private companies...
Photo from FIBA Just like other athletes preparing for tournaments this year, Gilas Pilipinas will likewise take a break from its training camp inside the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna. This after the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) advised the teams through the different national...
