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Caloy Loyzaga

PBA: The Day Local Pro Ball Made Its Debut

On April 9, 1975, the first game ever in PBA history was held at the Araneta Coliseum. Here, Noritake's Israel Oliver and Concepcion Carrier's Ramon Lucindo await the ceremonial opening toss as PBA commissioner Leo Prieto and PBA president Emerson Coseteng look on.
April 5, 2021
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In local sports, the date April 9 also is special to hoops fans. A momentous occasion moment it was forty-six years ago on that day for it marked the birth of professional basketball in the Philippines.

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1967 PH ‘Dirty Dozen’ Team

The triumphant 1967 Philippine team, with Tembong Melencio, Ciso Bernardo and Ed Roque among them, gets a warm welcome from Antonio de las Alas and former Olympian Ambrosio Padilla, then president and vice president of the PAAF (the harbinger of the POC), following their return from Seoul, Korea.
March 10, 2021
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In this piece, we pay homage to the Philippine team that bagged the gold medal in the 1967 ABC tournament in Seoul Korea.

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Billy Abarientos: Unruffled world of ‘Haba-Haba’

Abarientos soars for a twinner. (Photo courtesy of Abarientos family)
March 8, 2021
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With most of his basketball contemporaries gone, Billy Abarientos or “Haba-Haba” looked with fondness a career which started during his elementary days at the Marulas Elementary School.

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Caloy Loyzaga is the GOAT of RP Basketball…’Pogi na , Goli Pa’

Caloy owned a 58-14 record in 10 global competitions. [Henry Liao photo]
February 6, 2021
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He was big. He was great. He was a game changer. Rolled into one, he was Carlos Loyzaga, the greatest athlete in Philippine basketball history.

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Once Upon a Time … in Rio de Janeiro

The 1954 Nationals that won the bronze medal in the 1954 World tournament. [Henry Liao photo]
February 1, 2021
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A dozen countries were in attendance in the 1954 edition – seven from the Americas, three from Europe and two from Asia, the Philippines and Formosa (Taiwan/now known as Chinese-Taipei).

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