Dwight Ramos has been ruled out of the FIBA Asia Cup 2022, a huge blow to Gilas Pilipinas which is still reeling from a series of misfortunes due to injuries. Dwight Ramos (Photo from FIBA) The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced the setback on Sunday, July 10. Ramos, who was one of the core...
Gilas Pilipinas ran into the great wall as China stamped its class on the Filipinos, 21-11, in Pool C of the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore on Saturday, July 9. Almond Vosotros (Photo from FIBA) The Chinese players were just too big and too strong for the much smaller...
Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 men’s team bucked a slow start to beat host team Singapore, 21-17, and close in on a FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup quarterfinals berth on Saturday, July 9, at the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Lervin Flores (Photo from FIBA) The Filipinos overcame a cold-shooting game and poor defense as...
Thirdy Ravena (left) and Ray Parks (B.League photos) B.League imports Thirdy Ravena and Ray Parks are back in the fold along with TNT big man JP Erram to beef up Gilas Pilipinas for the FIBA Asia Cup 2022 in Jakarta, Indonesia from July 12 to 24. The trio will be reinforcing the young Gilas core...
(NTF-ELCAC FACEBOOK) A PUBLiCUS Asia survey has found that the majority of Filipinos support the continuation of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC). NTF-ELCAC was established by former President Duterte under Executive Order No. 70, series of 2018, to...
Khate Castillo and Afril Bernardino joined hands as the Gilas Pilipinas women's 3x3 team dispatched Jordan, 21-9, to open its FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup qualifying draw on a high note on Thursday, July 7. Photo from Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas It was a wire-to-wire win for the Filipinas as they utilized...
(KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO) A PUBLiCUS Asia survey has found that most Filipinos support the repeal of the Republic Act (RA) 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law of 2019. RA 11203 removed quantitative restrictions on rice imports in favor of a tariff system when it was signed...
Camille Clarin and the Gilas women’s 3x3 team have been raring to face Thailand again in the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup after it foiled Filipina cagers' gold medal bid in the 31st Southeast Asian Games. Photo from FIBA It was the Thais who defeated the national team in the semifinals of the 3x3 basketball...
Southeast Asia’s green recovery from the pandemic has the potential to create more investment opportunities and add millions of jobs in the next eight years, a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report said. Based on ADB’s “Implementing a Green Recovery in Southeast Asia” report on Wednesday,...
Gilas Pilipinas eyes redemption when it fields the men's and women's 3x3 teams in the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup which kicks off on Wednesday, July 6 in Singapore. Almond Vosotros (left) and Afril Bernardino lead the respective Gilas crews in the FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Singapore After failing to defend their...
Gilas Pilipinas is looking at a few players to boost the national team which has been plagued with injuries since the third window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Gilas stand-in coach Nenad Vucinic (FIBA photo) The Filipinos played without naturalized big man Ange Kouame in a lopsided loss...
Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (REUTERS / FILE PHOTO) A PUBLiCUS Asia survey has found that the “majority” of Filipinos support the construction of a nuclear power plant in the country. In the 2022 PAHAYAG 2nd quarter nationwide survey conducted from June 16 to 22 with 1,500 respondents, 59 percent...
