Both Marc Pingis (Magnolia) and June Mar Fajardo (San Miguel) will miss the PBA restart. (PBA Images) Several teams will be missing key players in Clark, Pampanga when the PBA resumes with the Philippine Cup on Oct. 9. Already without reigning six-time Most Valuable Player (MVP) June Mar Fajardo,...
Kathryn Bernardo badly misses home. Because of travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as her heavy workload, she has not been able to go home to her beloved Cabanatuan since the start of the lockdowns. “Nitong past few months nung start ng lockdown, hindi na talaga ako...
Screenshots from the Youtube channels of Scottie Thompson and Rubie Chua-Lee. PBA players have yet to discover what real life would be inside bubble in Clark, Pampanga. But when they do adjust to the new environment, it will be business as usual for these players at the Quest Hotel. Paul Lee of...
San Miguel's June Mar Fajardo throws support to his teammates through an Instagram post. (Photo courtesy of PBA Images) After dominating the PBA the past six seasons, San Miguel Beer’s June Mar Fajardo will be one of the million Filipinos who will follow the PBA restart inside a "bubble" in...
A welcome sign for the huge contingent of PBA teams. (Photo from BCDA Group) The first batch of players who arrived Monday are slowly adjusting to the new environment inside the Quest Hotel as they prepare for a lengthy life inside the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. Since checking in, the players,...
PBA player Paul Lee, Jio Jalalon and Ian Sangalang bid farewell to their families for the bubble in Clark, Pampanga. (Photos from the Instagram accounts of Paul Lee, Jio Jalalon and Ian Sangalang) The PBA players, including the coaches and league staff, embark in a rare journey toward a place of...
Guiao, Cone, five others want ‘Spo’, Heat to win Barangay Ginebra San Miguel head coach Tim Cone wants Miami Heat to win. (PBA Images) As the 12 teams start to go inside the "bubble" for the Philippine Cup restart in Clark, Pampanga on Oct. 9, PBA coaches – like most basketball...
The Magnolia Hotshots go through the protocols inside the Quest Hotel. (Photo from Clark Development Corp.) Barangay Ginebra on Tuesday leads the last batch of teams that will head to Clark, Pampanga for the start of life inside the PBA bubble. Defending PBA Philippine Cup champion San Miguel Beer...
San Miguel coach Leo Austria says the PBA bubble will be a historic one. (PBA Images) San Miguel coach Leo Austria believes it would be a “unique” experience for all the 12 teams that will go inside the “bubble” in Clark for the October 9 opening of the PBA. While league observers are...
PBA players try the lie detector drinking game. (Screenshot from Re-Create's Youtube channel) The PBA season is preparing to return under a bubble concept next month. The resumption of practice was only given a nod last month but scrimmages and actual games can proceed inside the bubble in Clark,...
WORD ALIVE FR. BEL SAN LUIS, SVD A man died and went to heaven. At the Pearly Gate, St. Peter welcomed him, then gave him a tour. As they were entering a big hall, the man recoiled with fear, seeing so many tongues hanging inside. “St. Peter, how weird this place is! Why are there so many tongues...
Letran’s new recruits Brent Paraiso, Ira Bataller and Rhenz Abando with Letran mentor Bonnie Tan and Sports Director Alfrancis Chua of San Miguel Corporation. (Photo courtesy of Letran Knights) San Beda mentor Boyet Fernandez thinks that defending NCAA champion Letran clearly has the tools to be...
