![June Mar Fajardo leads San Miguel Beer to a 108-97 win over Meralco in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PBA-Images332-400x200.jpg)
June Mar Fajardo powers San Miguel Beer to a dominant 108-97 win over Meralco, leading them into the PBA Philippine Cup semifinals. Despite strong performances from Meralco’s Chris Banchero and Chris Newsome, the Beermen’s balanced attack was too much to overcome.
![CJ Perez leads SMB’s early charge with 11 first-quarter points against NorthPort [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PBA-Images923-400x200.jpg)
San Miguel Beer crushed NorthPort, 126-91, to secure the No. 1 seed in the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals with a win-once edge over Meralco.
![CJ Perez led San Miguel with 33 points in their win over Rain or Shine. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PBA-Images1212-400x200.jpg)
San Miguel Beer survived a fierce Rain or Shine rally in Cagayan de Oro, clinching a vital 120-111 win to solidify their Top Four standing in the eliminations.
![Magnolia’s Zavier Lucero led the Hotshots with 24 points in the thrilling victory. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/PBA-Images1425-400x200.jpg)
Mark Barroca’s back-to-back clutch baskets in overtime secured Magnolia’s 98-95 win over San Miguel Beer, extending their winning streak to three games in the PBA Season 49 Philippine Cup.
![Fortunato Co Jr. with Baby Dalupan during their Crispa days in the PBA [photo credit: Henry Liao | PBA Annual]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/423036708_372918415459229_4423821038244712269_n-400x200.jpg)
Baby Dalupan tried but failed to reunite with some of his top players, Abet Guidaben and Yoyoy Villamin, from the defunct Crispa Redmanizers when he was calling the shots for Great Taste in 1987.
PBA legend Renato “Ato” Agustin, also known to most as “The Atom Bomb,” proved that he was not only good as a player but also as a coach.
![Coach Leo Austria of the San Miguel Beermen. [PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/PBA-Images17-400x200.jpg)
While everybody was going crazy as Chris Ross buried a killer trey, Leo Austria, with the action-star looks, remained calm and composed at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, knowing that the final buzzer confirming San Miguel Beer’s return to the top as 2022 PBA Philippine Cup champion was still to sound.
![CJ Perez [photo credit: PBA Images]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/PBA-Images-21-e1612345094369-400x200.jpg)
We can discuss and judge the CJ Perez trade but at the end of the day, it’s a done deal.