![SM Prime Holdings chairman Hans Sy shakes hands with Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) president Ramon “Tats” Suzara. With them are PNVF secretary-general Donaldo Caringal, National University (NU) Lady Bulldogs team manager Engineer Mariano “Bing” See Diet, Brazilian coach Jorge Edson Souza de Brito, NU tactician Norman Miguel and members of the national team. [PNVF photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/pnvf_hans-sy_tats-suzara-400x200.png)
The Philippine women’s national team flew to Thailand on Tuesday, Aug. 29, for the 22nd Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship but not without a morale-boost from SM’s top man Hans Sy.
![Jerome Marc Dave Basin [PSC photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/ROTC-PR-PHOTO-Jerome-Marc-Dave-Basin_GOLD-Mens-200M-400x200.jpeg)
Jerome Marc Dave Basin and Christine Tolin Gomobos posted the best time for the Philippine Army in the men and women’s 200-m run respectively on Sunday, Aug. 27.
![Vice President Sara Duterte, Philippine ROTC Games Honorary Chairman Sen. Francis Tolentino and Zamboanga City Mayor John Dalipe in the opening ceremonies of the Philippine ROTC Games – Mindanao Regional Leg at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex. [PCO photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PSC-ROTC-PR-PHOTO-VP-Sara-Duterte-Sen.-Francis-Tolentino-Zamboanga-City-Mayor-John-Dalipe-400x200.jpg)
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Z. Duterte urged cadets to be a role model in discipline and unity as she guested the opening rites of the 2023 ROTC Games Mindanao Leg on Sunday, Aug. 27, at the Joaquin F. Enriquez Memorial Sports Complex.
![Photo shows Al Panlilio, PLDT CEO, Kaz Nishihata, NTT Data CEO and Jane Basas, MediaQuest CEO [PR photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/PEARL-400x200.jpeg)
PLDT Inc., Smart, MediaQuest Holdings, Cignal TV, and NTT DATA today announced their collaboration to offer a new experience for basketball fans from the Philippines and overseas who will watch the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 onsite in Manila: the unveiling of Pearl, the country’s first “Digital Human”.
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 global partner Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is giving subscribers more ways to own a piece of sports history as it launches an exclusive digital collectible, Shinys, its version of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) up for grabs at tournament venues.
All eyes will be on the Philippines when the country co-hosts the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 starting August 25, 2023 and Pilipinas Live is all set to deliver every second of the action, commercial-free.
FIBA global partner Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) will offer FREE access to every FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 game on the Smart LiveStream App from Aug. 25 to Sept. 10.
![Farm Fresh-Letran returned to the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center on Saturday morning. [PR photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Pampanga-Gov.-Dennis-Pineda-along-with-Farm-Fresh-letran-400x200.jpg)
Farm Fresh-Letran returned to the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center on Saturday morning.
![Volleyball representation image [Image by Tania Van den Berghen from Pixabay]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/volleyball-4108313_1280-400x200.jpg)
Guimaras State University (GSU) and University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos (UNO-R) ruled their respective brackets in the women’s volleyball event of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games Visayas Leg on Saturday, Aug. 19, at the University of San Agustin Gymnasium.
![Senator Francis Tolentino [Francis Tolentino FB page]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/61055508_2324673687754411_4264454486824583168_n-400x200.jpg)
Sen. Francis Tolentino said the organizers of the ongoing Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Games will use the Visayas Leg as a benchmark when they stage the next editions in Mindanao and Luzon.