![Gilas Pilipinas after dropping a 96-94 loss to Georgia. The setback hardly mattered with the Philippines assured of advancing to the semifinals after finishing second place by virtue of a better point difference. [FIBA.com photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/utvxt9j4lmk9vtf8tiyn-400x200.webp)
Gilas Pilipinas may have lost their second game at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament to Georgia, 96-94, on Friday, July 5, but this hardly mattered. The Philippine team still advanced to the semifinal stages of the FIBA OQT for finishing second by virtue of better points difference.
Gilas prospect big man, Quentin Millora-Brown, will suit up for the UP Fighting Maroons in UAAP Season 87.
![Kiefer Alas [FIBA.com photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/kiefer-alas-400x200.jpg)
Kieffer Alas will be out of the Gilas Pilipinas roster for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2024 after suffering a knee injury in the team’s last tuneup game against Canada.
Gilas Pilipinas fell short in a tuneup game against Turkey in Istanbul, 84-73, as the Philippine team continued their preparations for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Gilas Pilipinas guard Dwight Ramos has been named as the official sports ambassador of Pilipinas Live, the winner of the Sports Broadcasting award at the recently concluded 2024 Asia Pacific Broadcasting Awards.
The Olympic dream of Gilas Pilipinas will be on the line when the Philippine national basketball team, goes for broke at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) where 24 teams will be vying for the final four slots in the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
![At the wake of former Pasig City Vice Mayor Rosalio "Yoyong" Martires on June 20, 2024. [Brian Yalung photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/viber_image_2024-06-21_10-35-48-871-400x200.jpg)
Rosalio “Yoyong” Martires fought until his last breath for as long as he could. The illness happened after a provincial trip. He was given all the medical attention possible but complications on his pneumonia were too much to handle for the Filipino Olympian, comedian, basketball player and politician.
![UP Fighting Maroons get two shuttles from Converge ICT, [PR photo release]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/UP-Fighting-Maroons-Harold-Alarcon-400x200.jpg)
The University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons got more support from Converge ICT Solutions, a solid supporter of the UP Men’s Basketball Team (UPMBT). This was after two shuttles were turned over to the Fighting Maroons for their mobility needs.
![Yuka Saso [photo credit: LPGA.com]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/yuka-saso-lpga-400x200.jpg)
THE news of Yuka Saso winning the US Open for the second time was heard round the sporting world.
![Chris McCullough guarded by Don Trollano [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/PBA-Images-9-400x200.jpg)
McCullough will don the jersey of Strong Group for the 43rd William Jones Cup, scheduled to take place from July 13 to 21, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan.