How Basketball Became So Filipino? Basketball was invented in the United States in 1891 and spread globally through American schools and community institutions. In the Philippines, it was introduced during the American colonial period and quickly became part of school life and local recreation. Decades of amateur play laid the foundation for a professional league, leading to the creation of the Philippine Basketball Association in 1975, the oldest professional basketball league in Asia. #Philipp

The University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) said it has declined the Philippine Basketball Association's (PBA) request to allow its student-athletes to keep their collegiate eligibility while also applying for the PBA Rookie Draft. Based on league rules, student-athletes will forfeit their eligibility once they apply for the Draft. For UAAP Executive Director Atty. Rene Andrei 'Rebo' Saguisag, allowing that will have implications to all sporting programs of the league. READ MOR

FOUR GAMES, FOUR WINS 🇵🇭 The Philippine men's baseball team continued on its still-perfect run in the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games after pulling off a dominant 20-1 win against Vietnam on Tuesday in Thailand. The Filipinos needed just seven innings to stun the Vietnamese squad and improve to 4-0 in the team standings. It has been a stellar run so far for the Philippines after opening its campaign with a 14-0 shutdown against Indonesia last Saturday before cruising to 17-3 and 21-0 victorie

KNOCKOUT PUNCH 🥊💥 WATCH: Eumir Marcial knocks out Vietnam's Nguyen Manh Cuong in the second round of their men's 80kg boxing semifinal bout at the 2025 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand. SEAG LIVE UPDATES: https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/othersports/969887/live-updates-team-philippines-at-the-2025-sea-games-december-17-2025/story/ 🎥: POC Media Pool | GMA Sports PH