Action in the 2024 PBA Governors Cup hits fever pitch on Wednesday, Oct. 9, when league titans TNT and Barangay Ginebra clash with separate rivals at the start of their gruelling best-of-seven semifinal series at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City. Many-time MVP June Mar Fajardo is expected to...
Justin Brownlee remained the ghost from the past that once again haunted Meralco in crunch time. In an almost similar fashion when he first broke the hearts of the Bolts, Brownlee drained a stepback triple over Allen Durham with 10.1 seconds left to lift Barangay Ginebra past Meralco, 104-103, in...
While it feels good to win the first game in any kind of series, teams are not the type to dwell in such fleeting sense of success as tables can easily turn in a high-level competition like in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup playoffs. Meralco's Raymond Almazan and Ginebra's Scottie Thompson...
Stephen Holt and Kier John ‘Bong’ Quinto get a share of center stage in the PBA Press Corps Awards Night for the first time as they will be bestowed with separate honors during the 30th edition of the event next week at the Novotel Manila Araneta City. Barangay Ginebra's Stephen Holt (PBA...
Japeth Aguilar put up his best offensive performance in the last four years while Justin Brownlee finished with a triple-double as Barangay Ginebra fended off Phoenix, 110-101, to notch its first win streak in the PBA Season 49 Governors’ Cup at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium on Friday, Sept. 6....
All the anticipation to the big names making their return and debut for Ginebra and yet one newcomer took all the spotlight and stole the show for Rain or Shine. Rookie Felix Lemetti provided the spark in the final frame as the Elasto Painters pulled off a 73-64 victory over the Kings to seize the...
San Miguel Corp. sports director Alfrancis Chua certainly has keen eyes for basketball talents and he has high hopes for Barangay Ginebra's newly signed rookie RJ Abarrientos. RJ Abarrientos (SGA) For one, the two-time PBA Executive of the Year said he really liked the demeanor and confidence of...
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’...
The Philippine Basketball Association is heading to its Philippine Cup Finals buoyed by soaring numbers drawn from new carrier RPTV Channel 9 aside from the figures representing viewers on the league’s other platforms. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial (PBA Images) “We are very grateful yung mga...
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...
Bong Quinto has been around for the Meralco Bolts and has seen all the past heartbreaks. Meralco's Bong Quinto (PBA Images) Now in his sixth year, the former Letran standout wants none of that as he hopes to help the Bolts write a sweeter ending this time around as they face their long-time...
