![Robert Bolick drives to the basket for Gilas Pilipinas in the SEA Games men’s basketball tournament. [POC Media Pool]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Final-Gilas-Mens-vs-Malaysia-23438-400x200.jpg)
Robert Bolick has put aside his PBA campaign to focus on winning gold with Gilas Pilipinas at the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in Bangkok, where the team advances to the men’s basketball semifinals on Thursday, Dec. 18.
The Philippines marked a milestone at the 2025 SEA Games as both the men’s and women’s national football teams advanced to the semifinals, with the men setting the tone before the Filipinas delivered a dominant 6-0 victory over Malaysia.
![Filipinas explode for a 6-0 win over Malaysia, powered by an Alex Pino hat trick, to reach the SEA Games semifinals! #SEAGames2025 #Filipinas #PhilippineFootball [POC Media Pool photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Football-womens-Alexa-Pino1-400x200.jpg)
Alex Pino fired a historic hat trick as the Filipinas crushed Malaysia, 6-0, to clinch a SEA Games semifinal berth and seal a milestone for Philippine football.