The country’s original cage icon, Carlos ‘Caloy’ Loyzaga, died last Jan 27 at age 86. Arguably the best basketball player the Philippines ever produced, Loyzaga
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El Presidente: Still Making a Difference Off the Court
By: Emmanuel B. Villaruel The Sports Fanatic Manny Villaruel is the Sports Editor of Cebu’s ‘The Freeman’. He wrote this article on one of the country’s
Philippine Basketball in Review (Part 4- The Birth of the PBA)
Originally posted on Color My World :
In the 1971 Asian Basketball Conference (ABC) in Tokyo, the Philippines once again took the bridesmaid role, losing the…
Philippine Basketball in Review (Part 3 – The MICAA Days)
Originally posted on Color My World :
Meanwhile, basketball’s popularity was growing by leaps and bounds in the local scene. The Philippine domination of the sport…
Philippine Basketball in Review (Part 2 – The 60s)
Originally posted on Color My World :
The 60s saw the Philippines still clinging on to basketball supremacy in Asia. We took the Asian Basketball Conference…
Philippine Basketball in Review (Part 4- The Birth of the PBA)
In the 1971 Asian Basketball Conference (ABC) in Tokyo, the Philippines once again took the bridesmaid role, losing the crown to host Japan. Clearly, basketball
